Botjer History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Germany

Early Origins of the Botjer family

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.

Early History of the Botjer family

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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.

Early Notables of the Botjer family

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 a poet quite popular in...
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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) +

Louis F. Botjer, American Democratic Party politician, Mayor of Fort Lee, New Jersey, 1952-55 1

Sources +

The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html