The surname Botjer was first found in Brunswick, Lower Saxony, where the name Botticher contributed greatly to the development of an emerging dukedom which would later play a large role in the tribal and power struggles of the area. In later years the name branched into many houses, each playing a significant role in the local, social and political affairs.
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Early History of the Botjer family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Botjer research. Another 98 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1682, 1717, 1719, 1760, 1815, 1835 and 1870 are included under the topic Early Botjer History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Botjer Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Boetticher, Bottcher, Boticher, Boettiger, Boettger, Bottikker, Botikker, Boticker and many more.
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Early Notables of the Botjer family
Notables of the time included Johann Böttger (also Böttcher or Böttiger) (1682-1719), a German alchemist, known as the co-inventor of porcelain (China) in Meissen; Adolf Boettger (1815-1870) was... Another 28 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Botjer Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Migration of the Botjer family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Gustav Botticher arrived in Philadelphia in 1881; Knut Alfred Bottiger, age 27; settled in New York city in 1842.
Contemporary Notables of the name Botjer (post 1700)
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Louis F. Botjer, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1952-55 1
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