Boettger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Boettger family
The surname Boettger 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.
Early History of the Boettger family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boettger 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 Boettger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Boettger Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Boetticher, Bottcher, Boticher, Boettiger, Boettger, Bottikker, Botikker, Boticker and many more.
Early Notables of the Boettger family
Notables of the time included
- Adolf Boettger (1815-1870) was a poet quite popular in his time
Boettger migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Boettger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Augustus Boettger, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1836 1
- Friedrich Boettger, who arrived in New York, NY in 1850 1
- Charles Boettger, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1873 1
- Margaretha Boettger, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States, in 1892
- Theodor Boettger, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States, in 1895
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Boettger Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- Henriette Boettger, aged 19, who landed in America from Hamburg, in 1903
- Theo M. Boettger, who landed in America, in 1903
- Lina Boettger, aged 23, who landed in America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1909
- Henry Boettger, aged 64, who immigrated to the United States, in 1909
- Herbert Boettger, aged 1, who landed in America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1909
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Contemporary Notables of the name Boettger (post 1700) +
- Nancy Jane Boettger (b. 1943), the Iowa State Senator from the 29th District
- Rudolf Christian Böettger (1806-1881), German inorganic chemist
- Thomas Böettger (b. 1957), German composer and pianist
- Caesar Rudolf Boettger (1888-1976), German zoologist
- Johann Friedrich Böettger (1682-1719), German alchemist
- Oskar Boettger (1844-1910), German zoologist
Citations +
- 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)