Heinrich Boshart

Born [date unknown] in Mertizsuth, Canton Zurich, Switzerland or Millenburgh, Zurich, Switzerland

Descendants

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Biography

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User ID

User ID: 22B401E3B6F44D99BADF9DDF92012E83A3C4

Occupation

Occupation: Soap making - 1756 Tryon County, New York

Note

Note: #N10

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 16 APR 2011

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Notes

Note N10

Jacob, Henry and Susannah emigrated between 1740-1750 from Mertizsuth, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland and first located in New Jersey within the present limits of Jersey City. They were poor and young, and when they started for the new world, one of the brothers, possibly Henry, was bound out, or “sold himself” for a term of years to pay his passage, which was possibly advanced by some thrifty planter or mechanic.

The brothers were employed in New Jersey in making hard soap. During the year 1756 the brothers and sister moved to Tryon county, NY, and located in that part subsequently forming the county of Fulton. It was then a wilderness.

They cleared adjoining farms near the present village of Johnstown and in 1910 these farms were still in the possession of their direct descendents.

Henry became alarmed, it is said, at the scarcity of firewood and sold his farm to his brother, Jacob.

He moved to what was known as Eclipse, now Keek’s Center.

Acknowledgments

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