Johan
Peter Bolich Johan
Peter Bolich was born in Pennsylvania on November 23, 1759 and baptised in
Trappe Church December 26, 1760. Before
1781 he moved to Caernarvon, Berks County. It is here where he served in
the American Revolution under Captain Robinson, Berks Militia Company for at
least 14 days. He applied for and received depreciation pay on December
7,1790.
On November 21, 1782, two days shy of his 23rd birthday he married
Catherine Ries. The only information
currently available on Catherine is that she was born about 1761. Peter and Catherine have
thirteen know children. George Bolich is my direct descendant. Peter died June
14, 1804 in Caernarvon, Berks County. He was 44 years old. Church
records state that he was out of his
mind.
According to his estate records his
wife remarried a man named Peter Rufner.
The
children of Peter and Catherine changed their last name
to Boley before 1820. In the 1810 Census we find a Catherine Boley.
Their sons Valentine, Peter and Jacob moved to Trumball County, Ohio before the
census of 1820. David and John followed their brothers to Ohio shortly after.
Peter and Catherine's son Henry became one of the first settlers in Utah in
1849. Their sons Philip and George located in East Earl, Lancaster County, where
they spent the remainder of their lives.
The Children of Peter Boley and Catherine
Ries
1) George
: He is the oldest child of John and Catherine. George
was born in Berks County October 12, 1784 and died July 21, 1860 in Lancaster County, Pa. Please
use the link to find out more on my direct Ancestor.
2) Christiana: Very little information in known about Christiana
other the she was born November 9, 1785 in Berks County, PA. She married James
Cotter.
3) Peter:
Peter was born in Berks County, Pa about 1787. He married Catherine around 1820.
About that time he moved to Austintown Trumball County Ohio. In 1850 He is
living in Jackson Township, Mahoning County Ohio. His children were: Peter
(1832), Eli (1835), Jacob (1837), Catherine (1839), James (1842) and David
(1845). Peter died in Ohio after 1860. He was a farmer.
4) Judith: Judith was born January 19, 1790 in Berks County, Pa. She married an unknown
Ramsport and died before 1860. She had one daughter Catherine.
5) John:
John was born
about 1789 in Berks County, PA. He married Mary and they had 5 known children. In
1820 John is living in East Earl, Lancaster County Pa. By this point he
had changed his name to Boley. About 1826 he moved to Ohio and settled in Mahoning
County. It is here I believe he died sometime between 1850 and 1860. His
children were: Catherine (1809), Mary, John (1810-1896), George (about 1820) and Elijah
(about 1826).
6) Jacob:
Jacob was
born in Berks County, Pa on December 8, 1791. He married Jane Hampson before
1819. Jacob moved to Ohio before 1820. He had three children: Mary (1820),
Aaron (1827), and Cyrus (1829-1879). Jacob died in Mahoning County,
Ohio before 1850.
7) Anna
Catherine: Catherine was born
in Berks
County on December 13, 1793. She married Elijah Hudson. In 1840 and
1850 she was living in Monroe County, Ohio. They had 4 children: William, Elijah (about
1826), Elizabeth and Sharon (about 1828). Catherine died before
1860.
8)
Valentine:
Valentine was born January 10, 1795. He married Catherine and moved to
Trumball County Ohio before 1820. He had three children: William (1817), Martha
(1825) and Elizabeth. Valentine Died in Ohio before 1860.
9) Henry: Henry was born in Berks County, Pa on April 26,1797. He married Barbara Ann
Harts about 1818. They had 3 children together: Cyrus Charles (1819), Henry
Harts (1823) and Mary Ann (1833). Around 1849 he moved to Utah and became one of
the first Morman settlers in the area. After the death of his wife Barbara he
married Mary Madsen on 15 August 1870. They had two children Barbara (1871)
and Joseph (1874). Henry died in American Forks Utah on January 2,
1881.
10)
Elizabeth: Elizabeth was born 12 September 1800 in Berks
County, Pa. She married George Cosslum (Last name may be misspelt) and lived in
Lancaster County. She died after August of 1860.
11) Mary:
Mary was born April 11, 1799 in Berks County, Pa. About 1826 she
married John Kurtz. Mary and John raised their family of 11 children on a farm
in Salisbury, Lancaster
County, Pa. Their children are: Daniel (1828), Nancy (abt 1829), Martha (abt 1832), John (abt 1830), Jacob
(abt 1833), Samuel (abt 1835), David (abt 1836), Abraham (abt 1837), Mary (abt 1838), Martin (abt
1840) and Joseph (Abt 1841). Mary died on January 9, 1888 and John died April
16, 1871.
12)
Philip: Philip was born on June 6, 1802 in Berks County, Pa. He married Leah
about 1836 and lived in Lancaster County, PA. They had one child John, who died
before 1860. Philip died in Lancaster County of Apoplexy in October 1860 in
Lancaster County. It is from his estate records that I was able to connect these
children together.
13)
David: David was born 1 November 1804 in Berks County, Pa. It is here I
believe he married his wife Nancy. Before 1830 David moved to Portage County
Ohio. They had at least seven children together, five of which are known: Sarah
(1835), John (1839), Jane (1842), Barbara (1844) and Cyrus (1845). David spent
the remainder of his life in Rootstown Portage County where he was a farmer. He
died after 1880.