Helena Eleanor Bock

Brief Life History of Helena Eleanor

When Helena Eleanor Bock was born on 13 November 1834, in Battenhausen, Haina, Waldeck-Frankenberg, Hesse, Germany, her father, Johannes Andreas Bock, was 41 and her mother, Anna Magdalena Petri, was 38. She married Jacob Heinrich "Henry" Flamm on 27 November 1859, in Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1864 and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States for about 15 years. She died on 10 November 1883, in Rexburg, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Rexburg Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.

Photos and Memories (14)

Do you know Helena Eleanor? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account

Family Time Line

Jacob Heinrich "Henry" Flamm
1837–1913
Helena Eleanor Bock
1834–1883
Marriage: 27 November 1859
Peter Flamm
1861–1944
Helena Flamm
1862–1941
Mary Magdalene Flamm
1864–1904
Eliza Flamm
1865–1954
Eleonora Flamm
1867–1965
Henry Joseph Flamm
1870–1934
John Daniel Flamm
1873–1938
Emma Matilda Flamm
1877–1918

Sources (99)

  • Elenor Flamm in household of Henry Flamm, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Helena Boch, "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940"
  • Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Erwin, Heinz, Manfred, Otto, Eldor, Ernst, Ewald, Reinhold, Wolf, Alois, Claus.

German: nickname for a man with some fancied resemblance to a he-goat, Middle High German boc, or a topographic or habitational name referring to a house distinguished by the sign of a goat. This surname is also found in some other European countries, e.g. in France (Alsace and Lorraine) and Czechia (compare 5 below).

German (Böck): see Boeck .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Story Highlight

Jacob Henry Flamm History by Arvilla E Yancey

THE STORY OF JACOB HENRY FLAMM (1837-1913) Compiled from original sources of family records, family knowledge, testimonials, documents, and other authoritative material, and written by Arvilla E. Yan …

Discover Even More

As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.

Create a FREE Account

Search for Another Deceased Ancestor

Share this with your family and friends.