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Early Origins of the Boell family

The surname Boell was first found in Mecklenburg, where chronicles first mention Bole von Malchow of Rostock in Mecklenburg in the year 1298.

Early History of the Boell family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boell research. Another 128 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1626, 1674, 1721 and 1789 are included under the topic Early Boell History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Boell Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Boel, Boell, Boeler, Boelert, Bohlen, Bohllen, Boehlen, Boehl, Boehler, Boehlert, Boehling, Boehllen, Bolen, Boelen, Boelens, Boellner, Boellsch, Bollen, Boellen, Bohl, Bole, Bolin and many more.

Early Notables of the Boell family

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United States Boell migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Boell Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Sego Boell, who arrived in Virginia in 1654
Boell Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • John P. Boell who was recorded as having arrived in St. Clair County, Illinois in 1860
  • John P Boell, who landed in St Clair County, Iii in 1860 [1]
  • William Boell, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1865

Contemporary Notables of the name Boell (post 1700) +

  • Edgar John Boell, American biologist and educator
  • Heinrich Boell (b. 1917), German author, whose writings focus on the changing social and political landscape of postwar Germany, whose works include "Billiards at Half-Past Nine" (1961) and "Group Portrait of a Lady" (1973)
  • Brigadier-General Paul Boell (1883-1940), French General Officer Commanding 51st Infantry Division [2]


  1. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  2. Generals of World War II. (Retrieved 2011, October 3) Paul Boell. Retrieved from http://generals.dk/general/Boell/Paul-Wilhelm/France.html


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