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Henry William Boester

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Birth	:	19 Jun 1851 Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany
Death	:	23 Mar 1920 Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
Burial	:	Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3022003, -84.7750015
Description	:	Obituary Fort Wayne News and Sentinel: Henry Boester, 69 years old, died on Wednesday at his home here, after a few days' illness. He came to this country from Germany in 1870, was a pioneer resident of Hicksville, and owned one of the best farms in the county. He was a shoemaker and since moving from the farm had done repair work here, after friends had persuaded him to take up the work as there was a scarcity of cobblers here, and he met an urgent need in this line of work. Funeral services were held... Read More	Obituary Fort Wayne News and Sentinel: Henry Boester, 69 years old, died on Wednesday at his home here, after a few days' illness. He came to this country from Germany in 1870, was a pioneer resident of Hicksville, and owned one of the best farms in the county. He was a shoemaker and since moving from the farm had done repair work here, after friends had persuaded him to take up the work as there was a scarcity of cobblers here, and he met an urgent need in this line of work. Funeral services were held Friday at the Lutheran church. Burial was in Forest Home cemetery. Henry was born Heinrich Wilhelm Wilke in Hanover, Germany in 1851. Henry's mother married Gerhard Friedrich Oberböster prior to marrying his father in 1849. When G.F Oberböster died she had several young children and married again quickly. Why Henry chose to use the name Boester in America is unknown however he did name one of his son's John Wilke. According to his naturalization paperwork (filed 1872)he arrived August 3, 1870 in in New York. He can be found in 1874 living and working in Fort Wayne, Indiana He met and married Mary Strübing in 1879 and they settled in Defiance County, Ohio. Henry worked as a Shoemaker most of his life but later purchased a farm which sustained his wife until her death as rental property. Henry's mother came to America in 1881 and lived with his half-brother Gerhardt in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. He visited often. Henry's father died in Germany before his mother's journey. Henry is buried alongside his wife, Mary and most of their children.

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Henry William Boester's memorial is located at: Forest Home Cemetery, Hicksville, Defiance County, USA.
When did Henry William Boester death?
Henry William Boester death on 23 Mar 1920 in Hicksville, Defiance County, Ohio, USA
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Latitude: 41.3022003
Longitude: -84.7750015

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Maria “Mary” Strübing Boester

(1860 - 1946)

Siblings

Children

Eleanor “Ella” Boester

(1882 - 1968)

Earnest Edward Boester

(1883 - 1948)

Harry William Boester

(1885 - 1942)

Lawrence Boester

(1887 - 1922)

John Wilke Boester

(1889 - 1923)

Dorothy “Minnie” Boester

(1891 - 1959)

Pvt Francis Anthony “Frank” Boester

(1894 - 1951)

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Coordinate: 41.3022003, -84.7750015

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