Jacob B. Boshart

1850 - 1936  (85 years)

• Name	Jacob B. Boshart
  Born	11 Dec 1850	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107926
  Died	26 Apr 1936	Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA
  	Cause: heart attack
  Buried	Riverside Cem, Albany, Linn, Oregon
  Person ID	I107926	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Christian E. Boshart,   b. 18 Oct 1818, , Upper, Alsace, France ,   d. 31 Jul 1892, Milford, Seward, Nebraska, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Catharina Berge,   b. 10 Mar 1826, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Dec 1920, Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA  (Age 94 years)
  Married	19 May 1844	, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F27575	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Boshart - Jacob B., son of Christian E. and Katherine Boshart, was Dec. 11, 1850, in Wellesley, Ont. In 1878 he moved to Milford, Neb. In the spring of 1919, he moved to Albany, Oreg., at which place he died at the home of his daughter (Mrs. Lydia Gerig) Aug. 26, 1936; aged 85 y. 8 m. 15 d. The cause of his death was a heart attack which he suffered while sitting in a rocking chair. On March 27, 1888, he was united in wedlock with Mary Reck. This union was blest with 14 children. His wife preceded him in death June 22, 1933; also 2 sons and 1 daughter (Albert, Mrs. Leah Roth, and Edward J.). Those surviving are: Mrs. Katie Reil and Joe C. of Milford Neb.; Mrs. Emma Roth of Chappell, Neb., Mrs. Mary Stutzman, Mrs. Lydia Gerig, Dan, Mrs. Ida Gerig, David, Mrs. Bertha Gerig, Harry and Elmer, all of Albany, Oreg. Surviving are 55 grandchildren, 1 great-grandson, 2 brothers and 2 sisters (Daniel of Woodriver, Neb; David of Milford, Neb.; Mrs. Katie Kuepfer and Mrs. Marie Brenneman of Albany, Oreg.). He accepted Christ as his saviour in his early years and united with the Amish Mennonite Church, in which faith he died, "looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ." Funeral services were held Aug. 31 at the Fairview Mennonite Church by N. A. Lind. Burial in Riverside Cemetery, Albany.

  
  

• Sources

  [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 20. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 30, 1920 - Obituary of Catherine Boshart.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Dec 1850 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart attack - 26 Apr 1936 - Albany, Linn, Oregon, USA Buried - - Riverside Cem, Albany, Linn, Oregon  = Link to Google Earth