Joseph Boggs

For the artist, see Joseph Boggs Beale.
Joseph Boggs
Birth nameJoseph A. Boggs
Born(1749-10-20)October 20, 1749
Chester County, Pennsylvania, US
DiedJanuary 22, 1843(1843-01-22) (aged 93)
Clay County, Missouri, US
BranchArmy
RankLieutenant
WarAmerican Revolutionary War
RelationsLilburn Boggs (nephew)

Joseph A. Boggs (October 20, 1749 – January 22, 1843) was an American Army officer. Ranked Lieutenant, he fought in the American Revolutionary War.

Biography

Boggs was born on October 20, 1749, at the Gum Tree post office in Chester County, Pennsylvania, to William and Jane Boggs (née Stein). He married Sarah Riddle in 1773, having three children; she was born in 1755 and died in 1810, in Madison County, Kentucky.[1]

In September 1777, Boggs enlisted in the United States Army, serving under Lieutenant Colonel John Bartholomew in the 1st company of the 4th Pennsylvania Regiment.[2] After serving, he began selling land lots; including a 40-acre property to his nephew Lilburn. He owned land in Madison County, Kentucky, Howard County, Missouri and Clay County, Missouri.[3] He also sold land to Nathan Scarritt, who used the land to build the Reverend Nathan Scarritt Home.[4]

Boggs died on January 22, 1843, in Clay County, Missouri, aged 93. He was buried in the Old Westport Cemetery, and was possibly moved to the Forest Hill Calvary Cemetery in 1915.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Lieutenant Joseph Boggs Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2024-09-09.
  2. ^ Linage Book of the Charter Members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (revised). Daughters of the American Revolution. 1925. p. 210.
  3. ^ Fowler, Eric (1975-07-18). "Boggs Family Rewarded for Its Industry". Kansas City Times. p. 38. Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Nathan Scarritt Residence". Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  5. ^ Spurlock, Jr., Frank (1951-05-28). "In Twenty-One Kansas City Cemeteries Are Buried Veterans of the Nation's Wars". Kansas City Times. p. 22. Retrieved 2024-08-25 – via Newspapers.com.