Brief Life History of Alfred
When Alfred Boss was born on 3 October 1826, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Boss, was 28 and his mother, Martha Patsy Brown, was 32. He married Sarah Emeline Davis on 1 October 1854, in Contra Costa, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in California, United States in 1870. He died on 29 March 1871, in Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 44.
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- Alfred Boss, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alfred Boss, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
- Alfred Boss in household of David Boss, "United States Census, 1870"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Bos, from ancient Germanic Boso, based on the element bōs ‘bad, evil, wild, angry’.
English: nickname for a hunchback, from Middle English, Old French boce, bos ‘protuberance, swelling’ (compare Bossard 2).
German (also Böss): from a short form of the personal name Borkhart, a variant of Burkhart . This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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