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![Show Contents]() Boggess History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The origins of the name Boggess are in the Old French/Middle English word "burgeis," which denoted a freeman of a fortified town. Generally, the name made its way to England with the Normans, and then across to Ireland, but it in some cases it may have crossed directly from England to Ireland. In Irish Gaelic, the name has been written "Brugha." Early Origins of the Boggess familyThe surname Boggess was first found in County Wexford (Irish: Loch Garman), founded by Vikings as Waesfjord, and located in Southeastern Ireland, in the province of Leinster, where one named Burgess was a witness to the Charter of Rosbercon in New Ross. In 1420, another Burgess was recorded as an assessor for County Kildare. In Dublin, records include many references to the name Burgess. Early History of the Boggess familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Boggess research. Another 25 words (2 lines of text) covering the year 1681 is included under the topic Early Boggess History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boggess Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Burgess, Burys and others. Early Notables of the Boggess familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Daniel Burgess, a Dublin priest in 1681, who was notorious for his attacks on the Quakers. Henry Burgess, the sheriff of Kilkenny...
Another 31 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Boggess Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Boggess RankingIn the United States, the name Boggess is the 7,498th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Boggess familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Daniel Burgess and his wife and their eight children, who settled in Prescott, Ontario in 1825; Arthur Burgess, who immigrated to Quebec in 1850; and Ann and George Burgess, who arrived in Boston in 1847. A number of Burgesses landed in New York between 1840 and 1860.
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- Lynton Ross "Dusty" Boggess (1904-1968), American umpire in Major League Baseball
- Sierra Boggess (b. 1982), American theater actress and soprano singer
- Jo Boggess Phillips, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for West Virginia State House of Delegates 12th District, 2010, 2012 2
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USS Arizona - Mr. Roy Eugene Boggess, American Shipfitter Second Class from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 3
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