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Franz Heinrich “Frank” Böckenstedt

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Franz Heinrich “Frank” Böckenstedt

Birth
Holthausen, Landkreis Vechta, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
3 Nov 1914 (aged 83)
New Vienna, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA
Burial
New Vienna, Dubuque County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Bockenstedt, Frank.
(Born Steinfeld, Germany, Sept. 8, 1831 - Died Nov. 3, 1914).
Farmer.
Coming to the United States with his family in 1846, Bockenstedt was unable to speak English, but learned to make wooden shoes. He followed the trade for three years in addition to helping his father on their farm near New Vienna. Saving his money, he was able to purchase 120 acres of land at $1.25 per acre. Always generous, he helped financially in the construction of at least four churches and schools in Dyersville and Luxemburg.
Faith and Fortunes: An Encyclopedia of Dubuque County, Lyon, Randolph W., Iowa City, Iowa. Flynn Printing and Graphics, 1998
(With special thanks to Cheryl Locher Moonen for the above article)


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Bockenstedt, Frank.
(Born Steinfeld, Germany, Sept. 8, 1831 - Died Nov. 3, 1914).
Farmer.
Coming to the United States with his family in 1846, Bockenstedt was unable to speak English, but learned to make wooden shoes. He followed the trade for three years in addition to helping his father on their farm near New Vienna. Saving his money, he was able to purchase 120 acres of land at $1.25 per acre. Always generous, he helped financially in the construction of at least four churches and schools in Dyersville and Luxemburg.
Faith and Fortunes: An Encyclopedia of Dubuque County, Lyon, Randolph W., Iowa City, Iowa. Flynn Printing and Graphics, 1998
(With special thanks to Cheryl Locher Moonen for the above article)


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FRANK H.
BOCKENSTEDT
BORN
SEP. 8, 1831
DIED
NOV. 3, 1814
GERTRUDE
HIS WIFE
BORN
FEB. 9, 1827
DIED
OCT. 24, 1907
BOCKENSTEDT

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