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William owned a drug store: Boone's Pharmacy in Elkville, Ill. So his occupation was chemist. A sad family story is that when William was six years old, he got a chemistry set for Christmas. Shortly after Christmas, he and his brother and sister were playing in the attic. Willima mixed up something and his little sister Nettie drank it. She was at the top of the steps. She walked down the steps and died at the bottom of the steps.
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Followed the building and contracting business most of his life. Shortly after the death of his wife, he joined his son James in Rossville, Ks. In 1872, he brought his daughter Matilda and son Melvin Jr to Rossville to reside.
Alternate place of death is New York.
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Came to Topeka in 1870 and then to Rossville where they lived until 1874.
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The Bossharts were from Hittnau and were closely connected to the Kellers. On 26 Aug 1604, Jacob Hirzel from Pfaffikon, was the godfather for a child of Georg Keller, head miller, who had married on 28 Feb 1602 to Margaret Gubler. This Geroge Keller was born14 Sept 1572 and was the son of Andreas Keller, also a miller. Andreas Keller had married at Fehraltorf on 14 Oct 1571 to Vreny Bosshart of Hittnau. Thus this George Keller was of unknown relationship to Madalen Keller, both through the Kellers and Bossharts.
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Of Harrisburg.
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She and Michael settled in the vicinity of Hagerstown, Md.
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There is a Daniel Brautigam who appears in the 1755 Philadelphia County census Index.
Rank during Revolutionary War was Ensign. Vol 1, Pg 744 of Militia Index Also Cen. M/R Bk #1 p137 (Authority)
Daniel is described as brother-in-law to Mary Leebrick Newman in her will, and is said to be of Northern Liberty, Pa.
Daniel was distributor of a popular German language calendar and almanac. His name appears on the cover sheet from 1779 through at least 1790 as publishing in the Lancaster area, and from 1791 through 1809 in the Philadelphia area. Then in 1818, he is listed as the distributor for a book "Hoch-Deutsches Reformirtes ABC und Namen-Bucher fur Kinder Welche anfangen zu lernen" and a similar book for Lutherans. His address there is listed as No 194 in der Zweyten Strasse, Philadelphia. It was also on 2nd street that his sister-in-law Hannah Wilstach had her business.
Middle name from marriage records at Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster, Pa.
There is a Johan Daniel Brautigam listed among the passengers of the Ship Pennsylvania, landed in Philadelphia 1 Nov 1755, captained by Charles Lyon, from London. This was his father, since THIS Daniel came with his father as a youngster.
Age given as 76 years from gravestone records.
Daniel appears in the following Philadelphia City Directories:
1791 Biddle Directory, bookbinder, 100 No Second Street
1794 Hardie Directory, bookbinder, 10 No. Second Street
1796 Stephens Directory, bookbinder, 194 No 2nd (Northern Liberties)
1800 Stafford Directory, bookseller, 194 No 2nd
1805 Robinson Directory, bookseller, 194 North 2nd
1818 Paxton Directory, ironmonger etc, 194 North 2nd
1820 Whitely Directory, ironmonger etc, 194 North 2nd
1822 Directory, ironmonger, etc, 194 North 2nd (perhaps son)
1825 Wilson Directory, books and hardware, 194 North 2nd
Note the proximity of this address to the Wilstack and Newman widows addresses
Text of his will is as follows:
In the Name of the Holy Trinity, Amen.
I being advanced in years, but enjoying good health and all my mental faculties, thanks be to God for this mercy, and taking into consideration the uncertainty of this life, have thought fit ti make this as my last will and Testament, Viz:
I commend my Soul into the hands of my Redeemer in the hope of a blessed immortality; and my body to the ground for interment. Any () property both Real and Personal, the same being acquired through the blessing of God by our joint exertions, I give and bequeath after all my just debts are paid there from unto Margaret, my beloved Wife to make her remaining days comfortable, but after her decease what is remaining is to be appraised, disposed of to the best advantage, and the product thereof to be divided into ten equal parts or shares, of which each and every one of my Children is to have one share or part, that is to say: Catherine Sophia, Maria B Colt (now widow), John Daniel, Maria Elizabeth, John Henry (deceased) whose share is to be equally apportioned to his Orphan children: Rebecca B. Stewart, George and Anna Margaret; but in case any or either of them should die without being married and leaving issue before a division is made then is their share or shares to be equally divided between the survivors. The remaining two tenths shares are to be equally divided between the five children in consideration of their aid and assistance in the family, but if any of them should die without being married and leaving issue before a division being made, then is such portion to be equally divided between the surviving sisters, and if married and leaving issue then is their portion to go to their child or children.
Any debt or debts that may stand charged in my Books against one or other of my children at my decease is to be liquidated and the balance against them deducted from their share and is to be counted as having received that much in advance.
And whereas sundry Articles towards housekeeping were purchased from time to time and laid up for my Daughters exclusively, if at my decease there should be found a difference in amount, quantity or quality then are those that are deficient to have their portion made up before a division of Estate is made.
But if it should please Almighty God that I survive my beloved Wife, then it is my will that a division of the Estate be made after my decease upon the same principle or manner as before stated, and I do hereby appoint and () my eldest Son John Daniel and Wm. John Heyl Jr of the Northern Liberties, Executors of this my will and Testament, and revoke those made prior to this date. Philadelphia, September the eighth, 1828.
Signed, Sealed and declared by the Testator to be his last will and Testament, in our presence and desired us to be witnesses t hereto. () Goodman, () Miller.
Because he died before his wife, all his property automatically went to his wife. The inventory of Daniel's estate upon his wife's death was extensive, requiring some 8 sheets of legal size paper. The value of his property was in the five figures, thus he was a wealthy man.
Search for probate proceedings by Philadelphia Estate Research Unit turned up no documents for Rebecca.
Grave moved to Laurel Hill in 1872