Brief Life History of David
When David Boss was born in 1798, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Peter Boss, was 22 and his mother, Mary Elizabeth Garner, was 26. He married Martha Patsy Brown on 25 November 1821, in Rowan, Bladen, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1847 and lived in California, United States in 1870. He died on 6 April 1873, in Pacheco, Contra Costa, California, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Contra Costa, California, United States.
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- David Boss, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Boss, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
- David Boss, "California, Great Registers, 1866-1910"
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1799 · Gold Nuggets Found
In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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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