William Jasper Boren Sr.

Brief Life History of William Jasper

When William Jasper Boren Sr. was born on 29 November 1837, in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States, his father, Coleman Bryant Boren, was 29 and his mother, Malinda Keller, was 25. He married Lucina Mecham on 3 July 1859, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Jonesboro, Union, Illinois, United States in 1840 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 16 May 1900, in Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Wallsburg Cemetery, Wallsburg, Wasatch, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Jasper Boren Sr.
1837–1900
Lucina Mecham
1841–1925
Marriage: 3 July 1859
William Jasper Boren Jr.
1860–1926
Samuel Leroy Boren
1861–1942
Lucina Izora Boren
1862–1938
Melinda Elvira Boren
1864–1865
Moses Marquis Boren
1866–1944
Loraine Jane Boren
1868–1931
Clinton Coleman Boren
1870–1945
Annie Marie Boren
1873–1947
Alma Lionel Boren
1875–1880
Ida Viola Boren
1878–1914
Sarah Minnerva Boren
1881–1961
Wilford Wells Boren
1883–1961
Polly May Boren
1885–1941

Sources (46)

  • Wm J Boren, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Birth
  • Utah, Military Records, 1861-1970

World Events (8)

1846

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

1846

Historical Boundaries: 1846: Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Iowa, United States 1847: Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States

1861

Historical Boundaries: 1861: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Swedish (also Borén): ornamental name composed of an unexplained first element + the adjectival suffix -én/-en, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Boreen and Borin .

Polish (Boreń): from a pet form of the personal names like Borzysław (see Bora 1).

Probably also an Americanized form of German Born .

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

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William Jasper Boren jr.

William Jasper Boren Jr. William Jasper Boren Jr. Written by Nola Boren(wife of Leo Boren – Grandson of William Jasper Jr.) William Jasper Boren Jr. was born 11 April 1860 in Provo, Utah. He was t …

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