Ezekiel John Boggs (1782 - 1864)

Born 20 Nov 1782 in Ohio, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Eva Catherine (Haney) Boggs — married 28 Nov 1806 in Maysville, Mason, Kentucky, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Sep 1864 at age 81 in Piqua, Miami, Ohio, United States

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Biography

"Ezekiel was the illegimate son of Ebenezer Zane ... his mother being Sally Boggs ... Ezekiel was a large man with red hair as was Ebenezer ... Ezekiel was reputed to be 6 feet and 4 inches in height and over 200 lbs in weight." (Hooker 1998).

Birth location uncertain: "Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia" per Family Search, "PA" per Honeyman & McDaniel (1998), "Fort Henry, Marshall, Virginia" unsourced. Thirteen children ID'ed by Family Search.

"An only child ... [Ezekiel] was apprenticed to the mason's trade. Being cruelly used, he was induced by an uncle to leave, both migrating to Ohio where he again apprenticed, to the blacksmith trade. He served six months in the War of 1812. He moved his young family to near Piqua [Miami Co] OH in 1819 where he farmed until 1828 when he erected a grist and sawmill north of Piqua." (Honeyman)

His sons "Ezekiel, Jr. and Aaron were administrators of Ezekiel's Estate in January 1865. In addition to [these sons], payments were made in settlement of his estate to [daughter Sarah Rench,] Nancy Rench, John Boggs, Mary Adams, Jessy Morgan, Adam Weaver, and Oliver Kindle ... His Estate [totalled] $19,180.31" (Hooker)

Burial: Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio

• Find A Grave: Memorial #64269549

Sources

• Ezekiel Boggs Sr., from "The Hooker Family Genealogy," compiled by David J. Hooker (1998).
• Ezekiel John Boggs Sr. (1782–1864), profile provided by Family Search.
• "Descendants of John and Susanna (Ulrich) Deeter", compiled by G.E.S. Honeyman, assisted by L.K.S. McDaniel (1998), pp 67-68.
• Memorial for Ezekiel John Boggs Sr., buried in Forest Hill Cemetery, Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, USA.
• Source: S145 Author: Ancestry.com Title: Public Member Trees Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006; Repository: #R7
• Repository: R7 Name: www.ancestry.com