Bos Family Research

John Bos II Part 2, 1860s John Bos II mini-pedigree from Ancestry.com Yeah, ain't got much for John Bos and his family.  They are still in the Netherlands, and if anything happened, I don't have access to that documentation.  If you know anything, contact me using the form on the right, or drop me a comment below. 1860 Abraham Lincoln is Nominated President Lincoln's election for President was followed by South Carolina's succession from the Union.  Its senators had resigned from Congress and several of the Southern states were looking to leaving it as well.  With Lincoln not inaugurated there was little he could do, and it was only a matter of time before the Confederate States united (Pearson, 2017). In Other News for 1860 Henry Repeating Rifle     Benjamin Henry perfects the Henry rifle which was manufactured by the New Haven Arms Company, and used in considerable numbers by certain Union army units in the American Civil War.  Confederates ca

John Bos II  Part 1 1850s " When John Bos was born 17 February 1855, in Koedijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, he was named Johannes Bos.  His father Johannes was 35, and his mother Aafjhe was 50.  He married Wilhelmina (Minnie) Usi on 12 October 1876 in Schermer, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.  They had eight children in 14 years.  He died on 22 November 1924 in Oak Harbor Washington at the age of 69 ." -- Ancestry.com John Bos II mini-pedigree from Ancestry.com Before he was born, California became the 31st state; Uncle Tom's Cabin was published; Franklin Pierce was President of the United States; and the Republican Party was founded. 1855 1855, birth It's A Boy Vintage John Bos was born 17 February 1855 in Koedijk, Noord-Holland, Netherlands to Aafjhe Wagenaar Bos age 50, and Johannes Cornelisz Bos age 35. Koedijk is a village in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.  It is now a part of Alkmaar and of Langedijk, but before 1972 th