John Abraham Bockus was born on 31 March 1829 in Osnabruck, Stormont, Upper Canada (Ontario), a British-ruled territory. He was the son of American-born, Joseph Abraham Bockus (1800-1885), and his wife, Rachel Elder (1805-1898), a native of Ulster, Ireland. Joseph A. Bockus was the son of Abraham Bockus (1769-1862), born in New York, a United Empire Loyalist who had sided with the British during the American Revolution.
Abraham and his wife: Eunice Sweetland (1771–1862) born in Connecticut, first moved north to Massena, New York, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. After the War of 1812 they crossed into British-ruled Upper Canada, with a farm in Osnabruck. It is directly across the St. Lawrence from Massena. Their son, Joseph A. Bockus also left the USA for Osnabruck, where he married Rachel Elder, around 1825. John A. Bockus was their 2nd child but first-born son.
John apparently did not share his family's rejection of the United States so in 1853, as a young man, he moved south to Wilmington, Delaware. On 10 April 1856, at Asbury Methodist Church in Wilmington, he married Miss Edith Jones (1832-1907), a Delawarean. The couple were recorded on the June 1860 US Census as John A. Bockus, 31, born in Canada, and Edith Bockus, 27, born in Delaware. They were living in Wilmington Ward 1, New Castle, Delaware. Their 1860 household included their infant daughter: Mary Emma Bockus, born 1 Nov.1859, plus Edith's widowed mother: Mary Jones, 60, and her 22-yr.-old, single, brother, Philip Jones. Philip was a "Carpenter" while John A. Bockus was a "Currier," a specialist in leather work, making saddles & harnesses.
The outbreak of the US Civil War in 1861, led John & Edith to leave the United States, returning to his childhood home in Osanbruck, Ontario, Canada. His father and grandfather still had farms there. Their 2nd child, William Jones Bockus (1861-1948), was born there in October 1861. Unfortunately, John Bockus passed away on 19 July 1863 at just 34 years old. John was buried by his grandparents at the Upper Canada Village Cemetery, Upper Canada Village, Stormont, Ontario.
Shortly after his death, his American-born widow, Edith (Jones) Bockus, took her two small children and returned to her mother's home in Wilmington, Delaware. There she met a widower with 3 young children, Stephen Davis. They were married in 1866. Edith had 3 more children with Stephen. Stephen Davis was a "Carpenter," specializing in house construction, a trade he taught his adopted son, William Jones Bockus.
Edith and Stephen's combined family was recorded living in Wilmington, Delaware on the 1870 US Census. Their household included 8 children: Margaret A. Davis, age 17; Mary E. Davis, 15; Anna V. Davis, 13; George Davis, 8: all by Stephen's first marriage; then Mary Emma Bockus, 10, & William J. Bockus, 9; from Edith's first marriage; plus Florence Davis, age 2; & Edith Davis, 1 year old, by Edith and Stephen. Everyone, except William J. Bockus, was born in Delaware.
Edith (Jones, Bockus) Davis passed away in Delaware, on 10 Aug. 1907. She was 75 years old and again a widow (Stephen Davis died 10 Oct. 1881). Edith was buried next to her 2nd husband at the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
William Jones Bockus remained an American. He was a "Carpenter," specializing in building construction, like his step-father. He married Miss Luella Whiteman (1863-1924) on 25 November 1885 in Delaware. They were the parents of Henry Leroy Bockus MD - the renowned Philadelphia physician/surgeon and "Father of Gastroenterology," a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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Abraham and his wife: Eunice Sweetland (1771–1862) born in Connecticut, first moved north to Massena, New York, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. After the War of 1812 they crossed into British-ruled Upper Canada, with a farm in Osnabruck. It is directly across the St. Lawrence from Massena. Their son, Joseph A. Bockus also left the USA for Osnabruck, where he married Rachel Elder, around 1825. John A. Bockus was their 2nd child but first-born son.
John apparently did not share his family's rejection of the United States so in 1853, as a young man, he moved south to Wilmington, Delaware. On 10 April 1856, at Asbury Methodist Church in Wilmington, he married Miss Edith Jones (1832-1907), a Delawarean. The couple were recorded on the June 1860 US Census as John A. Bockus, 31, born in Canada, and Edith Bockus, 27, born in Delaware. They were living in Wilmington Ward 1, New Castle, Delaware. Their 1860 household included their infant daughter: Mary Emma Bockus, born 1 Nov.1859, plus Edith's widowed mother: Mary Jones, 60, and her 22-yr.-old, single, brother, Philip Jones. Philip was a "Carpenter" while John A. Bockus was a "Currier," a specialist in leather work, making saddles & harnesses.
The outbreak of the US Civil War in 1861, led John & Edith to leave the United States, returning to his childhood home in Osanbruck, Ontario, Canada. His father and grandfather still had farms there. Their 2nd child, William Jones Bockus (1861-1948), was born there in October 1861. Unfortunately, John Bockus passed away on 19 July 1863 at just 34 years old. John was buried by his grandparents at the Upper Canada Village Cemetery, Upper Canada Village, Stormont, Ontario.
Shortly after his death, his American-born widow, Edith (Jones) Bockus, took her two small children and returned to her mother's home in Wilmington, Delaware. There she met a widower with 3 young children, Stephen Davis. They were married in 1866. Edith had 3 more children with Stephen. Stephen Davis was a "Carpenter," specializing in house construction, a trade he taught his adopted son, William Jones Bockus.
Edith and Stephen's combined family was recorded living in Wilmington, Delaware on the 1870 US Census. Their household included 8 children: Margaret A. Davis, age 17; Mary E. Davis, 15; Anna V. Davis, 13; George Davis, 8: all by Stephen's first marriage; then Mary Emma Bockus, 10, & William J. Bockus, 9; from Edith's first marriage; plus Florence Davis, age 2; & Edith Davis, 1 year old, by Edith and Stephen. Everyone, except William J. Bockus, was born in Delaware.
Edith (Jones, Bockus) Davis passed away in Delaware, on 10 Aug. 1907. She was 75 years old and again a widow (Stephen Davis died 10 Oct. 1881). Edith was buried next to her 2nd husband at the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
William Jones Bockus remained an American. He was a "Carpenter," specializing in building construction, like his step-father. He married Miss Luella Whiteman (1863-1924) on 25 November 1885 in Delaware. They were the parents of Henry Leroy Bockus MD - the renowned Philadelphia physician/surgeon and "Father of Gastroenterology," a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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John Abraham Bockus was born on 31 March 1829 in Osnabruck, Stormont, Upper Canada (Ontario), a British-ruled territory. He was the son of American-born, Joseph Abraham Bockus (1800-1885), and his wife, Rachel Elder (1805-1898), a native of Ulster, Ireland. Joseph A. Bockus was the son of Abraham Bockus (1769-1862), born in New York, a United Empire Loyalist who had sided with the British during the American Revolution.
Abraham and his wife: Eunice Sweetland (1771–1862) born in Connecticut, first moved north to Massena, New York, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. After the War of 1812 they crossed into British-ruled Upper Canada, with a farm in Osnabruck. It is directly across the St. Lawrence from Massena. Their son, Joseph A. Bockus also left the USA for Osnabruck, where he married Rachel Elder, around 1825. John A. Bockus was their 2nd child but first-born son.
John apparently did not share his family's rejection of the United States so in 1853, as a young man, he moved south to Wilmington, Delaware. On 10 April 1856, at Asbury Methodist Church in Wilmington, he married Miss Edith Jones (1832-1907), a Delawarean. The couple were recorded on the June 1860 US Census as John A. Bockus, 31, born in Canada, and Edith Bockus, 27, born in Delaware. They were living in Wilmington Ward 1, New Castle, Delaware. Their 1860 household included their infant daughter: Mary Emma Bockus, born 1 Nov.1859, plus Edith's widowed mother: Mary Jones, 60, and her 22-yr.-old, single, brother, Philip Jones. Philip was a "Carpenter" while John A. Bockus was a "Currier," a specialist in leather work, making saddles & harnesses.
The outbreak of the US Civil War in 1861, led John & Edith to leave the United States, returning to his childhood home in Osanbruck, Ontario, Canada. His father and grandfather still had farms there. Their 2nd child, William Jones Bockus (1861-1948), was born there in October 1861. Unfortunately, John Bockus passed away on 19 July 1863 at just 34 years old. John was buried by his grandparents at the Upper Canada Village Cemetery, Upper Canada Village, Stormont, Ontario.
Shortly after his death, his American-born widow, Edith (Jones) Bockus, took her two small children and returned to her mother's home in Wilmington, Delaware. There she met a widower with 3 young children, Stephen Davis. They were married in 1866. Edith had 3 more children with Stephen. Stephen Davis was a "Carpenter," specializing in house construction, a trade he taught his adopted son, William Jones Bockus.
Edith and Stephen's combined family was recorded living in Wilmington, Delaware on the 1870 US Census. Their household included 8 children: Margaret A. Davis, age 17; Mary E. Davis, 15; Anna V. Davis, 13; George Davis, 8: all by Stephen's first marriage; then Mary Emma Bockus, 10, & William J. Bockus, 9; from Edith's first marriage; plus Florence Davis, age 2; & Edith Davis, 1 year old, by Edith and Stephen. Everyone, except William J. Bockus, was born in Delaware.
Edith (Jones, Bockus) Davis passed away in Delaware, on 10 Aug. 1907. She was 75 years old and again a widow (Stephen Davis died 10 Oct. 1881). Edith was buried next to her 2nd husband at the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
William Jones Bockus remained an American. He was a "Carpenter," specializing in building construction, like his step-father. He married Miss Luella Whiteman (1863-1924) on 25 November 1885 in Delaware. They were the parents of Henry Leroy Bockus MD - the renowned Philadelphia physician/surgeon and "Father of Gastroenterology," a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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Abraham and his wife: Eunice Sweetland (1771–1862) born in Connecticut, first moved north to Massena, New York, on the south bank of the St. Lawrence River. After the War of 1812 they crossed into British-ruled Upper Canada, with a farm in Osnabruck. It is directly across the St. Lawrence from Massena. Their son, Joseph A. Bockus also left the USA for Osnabruck, where he married Rachel Elder, around 1825. John A. Bockus was their 2nd child but first-born son.
John apparently did not share his family's rejection of the United States so in 1853, as a young man, he moved south to Wilmington, Delaware. On 10 April 1856, at Asbury Methodist Church in Wilmington, he married Miss Edith Jones (1832-1907), a Delawarean. The couple were recorded on the June 1860 US Census as John A. Bockus, 31, born in Canada, and Edith Bockus, 27, born in Delaware. They were living in Wilmington Ward 1, New Castle, Delaware. Their 1860 household included their infant daughter: Mary Emma Bockus, born 1 Nov.1859, plus Edith's widowed mother: Mary Jones, 60, and her 22-yr.-old, single, brother, Philip Jones. Philip was a "Carpenter" while John A. Bockus was a "Currier," a specialist in leather work, making saddles & harnesses.
The outbreak of the US Civil War in 1861, led John & Edith to leave the United States, returning to his childhood home in Osanbruck, Ontario, Canada. His father and grandfather still had farms there. Their 2nd child, William Jones Bockus (1861-1948), was born there in October 1861. Unfortunately, John Bockus passed away on 19 July 1863 at just 34 years old. John was buried by his grandparents at the Upper Canada Village Cemetery, Upper Canada Village, Stormont, Ontario.
Shortly after his death, his American-born widow, Edith (Jones) Bockus, took her two small children and returned to her mother's home in Wilmington, Delaware. There she met a widower with 3 young children, Stephen Davis. They were married in 1866. Edith had 3 more children with Stephen. Stephen Davis was a "Carpenter," specializing in house construction, a trade he taught his adopted son, William Jones Bockus.
Edith and Stephen's combined family was recorded living in Wilmington, Delaware on the 1870 US Census. Their household included 8 children: Margaret A. Davis, age 17; Mary E. Davis, 15; Anna V. Davis, 13; George Davis, 8: all by Stephen's first marriage; then Mary Emma Bockus, 10, & William J. Bockus, 9; from Edith's first marriage; plus Florence Davis, age 2; & Edith Davis, 1 year old, by Edith and Stephen. Everyone, except William J. Bockus, was born in Delaware.
Edith (Jones, Bockus) Davis passed away in Delaware, on 10 Aug. 1907. She was 75 years old and again a widow (Stephen Davis died 10 Oct. 1881). Edith was buried next to her 2nd husband at the Wilmington & Brandywine Cemetery, Wilmington, Delaware, USA.
William Jones Bockus remained an American. He was a "Carpenter," specializing in building construction, like his step-father. He married Miss Luella Whiteman (1863-1924) on 25 November 1885 in Delaware. They were the parents of Henry Leroy Bockus MD - the renowned Philadelphia physician/surgeon and "Father of Gastroenterology," a tenured professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine.
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