Elizabeth (Funk) Boehm (abt. 1723 - 1803)

Born about 1723 in Strasburg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

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Died 1803 at about age 80 in Mulberry Run area, Shenandoah, Virginia, USA

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Biography

Elizabeth was probably born in Lancaster County, where her father had settled in 1717.^[1] Elizabeth married Samuel Boehm about 1742 or '43 soon after he had arrived in Virginia. They lived first in the Massanutten region but during the French and Indian War took refuge in Pennsylvania and upon returning to Virginia settle a few miles west of Strasburg in what is now Shenandoah County. Elizabeth's sister, Franey, was married to Peter Stover, and in 1761 Stover established the town of Strasburg on land he acquired from Jacob Funk Jr. Elizabeth Boehm was apparently an invalid in her later years and was cared for by several daughters who remained home to take care of her. Daniel Boehm, youngest son of Samuel and Elizabeth, made an agreement with his father that he would inherit the house and remaining land on condition that he provide for his parents in their final years.^[2] The personal property was not to be sold until after the death of Elizabeth.^[3] That sale was held August 10, 1803.^[4]

Sources

• Funk Chapter in Daniel W. Bly, From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Volume I, Baltimore, MD (1992), pp. 70-1.
• Research Notes and Correspondence (1972=1985) of Betty Boehm Millner (1930-2003), Glenview, Illinois.
• Public Records of Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia.
• Public Records of Frederick and Shenandoah Counties, Virginia.
• Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Mennonite Vital Records, 1750-2014
• Funk Chapter in Daniel W. Bly, From the Rhine to the Shenandoah, Volume I, Baltimore, MD (1992), pp. 70-1.

Footnotes

1. ↑ Daughters of Jacob Funk Sr identified as: Franey Stauffer, Elizabeth Beam, Mary Strickler and Barbara Funk. Frederick County, Virginia Order Book '7," p. 347.
2. ↑ "Articles of Agreement" in the papers of Shenandoah County Chancery Causes: Daniel Beam vs. EXRS of Samuel Beam, 1798-004, Local Government Records Collection, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
3. ↑ Samuel Boehm's will: Shenandoah County Will Book "E," p. 99.
4. ↑ Samuel Boehm Appraisal and Sale: Shenandoah County Will Book "F," pp. 150-1.