"Dennis Bockes, Skaneateles, son of Smith and Olive (Smith) Bockes of Saratoga Co., N.Y., was born in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., in 1839. At the age of fifteen he removed with his parents to Scott, Cortland Co. He studied at Cortland Academy at Homer, graduating in 1860, and for the next ten years he was engaged in teaching. He then bought a farm of 140 acres southwest of Skaneateles, and has since devoted himself to its cultivation. Mr. Bockes, who is a Republican, was elected supervisor in 1880. In 1882 he was again elected, and continued in office seven subsequent terms. In 1886 he was unanimously elected chairman of the Board of Supervisors. In 1865 Mr. Bockes married Charlotte M., daughter of John S. Haight. They have four sons: Edgar L., engaged in farming; Harry S., connected with the milling business; George L., in Cornell University, and John W., in Williams College. Mr. and Mrs. Bockes are members of the Reformed Church of Owasco." Source: Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), Onondaga's Centennial. Boston History Co., 1896, Vol. II, pp. 237-238.
Dennis Bockes and Caroline Elting married November 19, 1902, in Owasco, New York. Skaneateles Press, November 21, 1902.
"Dennis Bockes, Skaneateles, son of Smith and Olive (Smith) Bockes of Saratoga Co., N.Y., was born in Philadelphia, Jefferson Co., in 1839. At the age of fifteen he removed with his parents to Scott, Cortland Co. He studied at Cortland Academy at Homer, graduating in 1860, and for the next ten years he was engaged in teaching. He then bought a farm of 140 acres southwest of Skaneateles, and has since devoted himself to its cultivation. Mr. Bockes, who is a Republican, was elected supervisor in 1880. In 1882 he was again elected, and continued in office seven subsequent terms. In 1886 he was unanimously elected chairman of the Board of Supervisors. In 1865 Mr. Bockes married Charlotte M., daughter of John S. Haight. They have four sons: Edgar L., engaged in farming; Harry S., connected with the milling business; George L., in Cornell University, and John W., in Williams College. Mr. and Mrs. Bockes are members of the Reformed Church of Owasco." Source: Bruce, Dwight H. (Ed.), Onondaga's Centennial. Boston History Co., 1896, Vol. II, pp. 237-238.
Dennis Bockes and Caroline Elting married November 19, 1902, in Owasco, New York. Skaneateles Press, November 21, 1902.
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