Dorothy was born 20 Sep 1895 in West Orange, NJ to George Randell Boyce and Matilda Elouise Held. The 1900 US Census lists the family living at 60 State Street, East Orange, NJ. Edith was 14, Agnes, 12, and Dorothy … Continued
Descendants of Thomas and Temperance Boyce (boyse bois boice boys) note: The Grady direct line is marked in BOLD Thomas Boyce b. 1689, Northampton d. 26 Jan 1751, Welton +Temperence , 5 children: John Boyce b. 15 Feb 1701, Welton, Northamptonshire, … Continued
Frederich was born on 27 nov 1823 in Fallingbostel. Kingdom of Hanover, Niedersachsen, Germany to Thomas Heinrich Von Hofe. ..we believe. He had 2 other possible siblings, Catherine Anna b. 1810 in Adolphheide, Fallingbostel, Hannover, Germany, according to an online … Continued
Third Great Grandfather, Moses Nathan Levy was born 22 May 1800 , in Hamburg, Germany to Moses Levy and Jette Cohn. He is listed (acc. to Justin Levy) on the Hamburg city directory as a merchant since 1828. Cousin Scott … Continued
Fred, aka “Boppa” was born in Manhattan on 16 June 1891 to George Dietrich Von Hofe and Hannah Levy. He had an elder sis, Emma, aka Memmie, was already 6 years old. A younger brother, George Douglas, jr. was born in … Continued
JOHN BOYCE John was born 5 Feb 1819 in the village of Wellington, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England to Thomas Boyce and Sarah Randall. The Non-Conformist and Non-Parochial register lists John’s christening on 17 Mar 1822 (St. Patrick’s Day!), in All Saints … Continued
Matilda is the furthest known ancestor of the mtDNA J1c8 lineage, which is consistent with our present understanding that her mother originated in Germany. Do take a look at the Held page on this site, and you’ll notice that most … Continued
Sigismund, or Sigmund Levy was born as Samuel (his religious name) 21 Jan 1829 in Hamburg, Germany to Moses Nathan and Hannah Pickert (of Wittelshoffen). Sigmund married Marie Emilie Haehn, probably in Buffalo (since Marie emigrated with her mother and … Continued
Otto was the second son, born in May 1837 to Christian Friedrich Hähne and Anna Maria Dorothee Berndten in Prenzlau. He was baptized on 10 May 1837 in St. Nikolas, Evangelische Kirche. The Evangelical church in German was a federation (acc. … Continued
George Dietrich Von hofe was born on 10 November 1859 in New York to Frederick Von Hofe and Anna Maria Bastian. He had an elder brother, John Godfrey b. 1857 who married Sadie Heil. Four years later, in 1863, brother … Continued