Individual Details
Daniel BOGER
(17 Feb 1748 - 1832)
Seeking info on parents of Daniel BOGER, who according to undocumented family histories was born ca 1748 in Pennsylvania and moved late 18th century to Cabarrus Co.; wife's first name Elizabeth; was insane for last years of life and said to have died in 1832. Children believed to include Daniel (1780-1860; m. Elizabeth ____), Elizabeth (1783-____; m. Peter PLESS), Jacob (1785-1798), Sarah (1789-1857; m. John FURR), Catherine (1790-1842; m. John H. BOST), Sophia (1792-____; m. John EAGLE), Martin (1794-1865; m. Mary Ann CARRIKER), Peter Colwell (1798-1853; m. Martha H. CLARK. Reported in most sources to have been grandson of Johannes (Hans) Paulus Boger and Anna Eva FUCHS(IN), but can find no evidence of this and no consensus as to who his father was. Will answer all correspondence promptly. 4/97 Jennifer Boger (jenboger@sprynet.com)
Prior to 1820, Peter Pless married Elizabeth the daughter of Daniel Boger. As purported in other family histories, Daniel may have married Elizabeth Misenheimer. Proof of this marriage lies in a Bible record discussed in BOGER family forums online. Daniel Boger owned and operated one of the earliest gristmills on the Rocky River. My friend John Blair Hagler found a wonderful map of Rocky River dated 1820. The map identified both the river’s location and elevation from beyond the headwaters to the mouth. It is our belief the map may have been an early study determining the viability of using Rocky River as a canal route. Anyhow, on this map in 1820, Daniel Boger’s mill is identified just west of where Dutch Buffalo Creek enters Rocky River. And just west of that was then located Hagler’s Ford.
Daniel Boger died ca. 1832. Dated 15 Apr 1833, “Martin Boger of Cabarrus and Peter Pless & Elizabeth Pless his wife of the County of Montgomery” sold “that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Cabarrus being the lands wherof Daniel Boger died seized and possessed of on the waters of Rocky River adjoining the lands of John Biggers heirs Solomon Karraker and Joseph Howell and others being the undivided interest of the said Martin Boger and Elizabeth Pless in the said lands which came to them by dissent on the death of their father Daniel Boger” (12-88, Cabarrus NC)
For $400 dollars, Elizabeth Pless and Martin Boger sold interest in their father’s estate to John H. Bost. He is accredited with building a mill on the site where Daniel Boger first operated his mill. In 1912 flood waters washed away the mill at which time it was relocated a short distance away. Today Bost’s mill has been restored and provides a wonderful scenic stop when traveling the roads around Reed mine.
Prior to 1820, Peter Pless married Elizabeth the daughter of Daniel Boger. As purported in other family histories, Daniel may have married Elizabeth Misenheimer. Proof of this marriage lies in a Bible record discussed in BOGER family forums online. Daniel Boger owned and operated one of the earliest gristmills on the Rocky River. My friend John Blair Hagler found a wonderful map of Rocky River dated 1820. The map identified both the river’s location and elevation from beyond the headwaters to the mouth. It is our belief the map may have been an early study determining the viability of using Rocky River as a canal route. Anyhow, on this map in 1820, Daniel Boger’s mill is identified just west of where Dutch Buffalo Creek enters Rocky River. And just west of that was then located Hagler’s Ford.
Daniel Boger died ca. 1832. Dated 15 Apr 1833, “Martin Boger of Cabarrus and Peter Pless & Elizabeth Pless his wife of the County of Montgomery” sold “that piece or parcel of land situate lying and being in the County of Cabarrus being the lands wherof Daniel Boger died seized and possessed of on the waters of Rocky River adjoining the lands of John Biggers heirs Solomon Karraker and Joseph Howell and others being the undivided interest of the said Martin Boger and Elizabeth Pless in the said lands which came to them by dissent on the death of their father Daniel Boger” (12-88, Cabarrus NC)
For $400 dollars, Elizabeth Pless and Martin Boger sold interest in their father’s estate to John H. Bost. He is accredited with building a mill on the site where Daniel Boger first operated his mill. In 1912 flood waters washed away the mill at which time it was relocated a short distance away. Today Bost’s mill has been restored and provides a wonderful scenic stop when traveling the roads around Reed mine.
Events
| Birth | 17 Feb 1748 | Somerset County, PA | |||
| Death | 1832 | Cabarrus County, NC | |||
| Marriage | Elizabeth MISENHEIMER |
Families
| Spouse | Elizabeth MISENHEIMER (1750 - 1832) |
| Child | Daniel BOGER II (1780 - 1860) |
| Child | Elizabeth BOGER (1783 - ) |
| Child | Jacob BOGER (1785 - 1798) |
| Child | Sarah "Sally" BOGER (1789 - 1857) |
| Child | Catherine BOGER (1790 - 1842) |
| Child | Sophia BOGER (1792 - 1812) |
| Child | Martin BOGER (1794 - 1865) |
| Child | Peter BOGER (1798 - 1853) |
| Father | John Philip BOGER (1714 - ) |
| Mother | Living |
| Sibling | Elizabeth BOGER (1740 - ) |
| Sibling | Peter BOGER (1742 - 1823) |
| Sibling | Jacob BOGER (1745 - 1831) |
| Sibling | Margretta BOGER (1750 - ) |