Johann Friedrich Boge

b. 20 February 1810, d. 18 February 1890
  • Johann Friedrich Boge was born on 20 February 1810 in Elverdissen, near Bielefeld, Westfalen.
  • He was known as Frederick.
  • He married Marie Louise Schaffer, daughter of Peter Heinrich Schaffer and Marie Ilsabein Bensieks, on 2 December 1832 in Elverdissen, near Bielefeld, Westfalen.
  • Johann Friedrich Boge arrived in 1848, according to his obituary.
  • Johann Friedrich Boge became a widower at death of his wife during the early 1850s.
  • He married Hannah F. Stranghoner on 6 December 1854 in Adams County, Illinois.
  • Johann Friedrich Boge and Hannah F. Stranghoner appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Quincy, Adams County, Illinos. Other members of the household included Peter Boge, Mary Boge and Herman H. Boge.
  • He was a brick maker, according to the 1860 census.
  • Johann Friedrich Boge and Hannah F. Stranghoner, appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Warsaw Township, Hancock County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Herman H. Boge, August W. Boge, Minna Boge and Frederick Boge.
  • Johann Friedrich Boge and Hannah F. Stranghoner appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Walker Township, Hancock County, Illinois. Other members of the household included Herman H. Boge, August W. Boge, Minna Boge and Frederick Boge.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1880 census.
  • The following appeared on February 1890 in in a Hancock county newspaper: Died. February 18, Fred Boge of Tioga, aged 79 years. Born in Germany, he came to this country in 1848 and settled on a farm near Tioga, where he continued to make his home until his death.
  • Johann Friedrich Boge died on 18 February 1890 at age 79 in Tioga, Hancock County, Illinois.
  • Last Edited: 30 Apr 2005

Family 1: Marie Louise Schaffer b. 15 December 1804, d. between 1851 and 1860

Family 2: Hannah F. Stranghoner b. circa 1826