Ueath of Clans W. "iV«KclfeTn~
On Friday afternoon, April l3ih, at his
residence in D;mbury township, Clans II
Bosclien, aged SO years, 5 months and 37
days, departed this life. T'.e deceased
was born in HftEOVtir, Germany, October
16th, 1802. He emigraled to Hew York
City in September, 1803, and the first work
he found in this country was on Long-
Island, where lie was employed four
months at four dollars per mouth. In
company with John Buck and Aaron Kihl¬
ken, two lately deceased pioneers of this
county, be came west in the year 1835 and
all three men purchased land on tbe Renin
sula, which fcheu was a portion of Huron
county, now Ottawa, and from that time
the neighborhood became known as the
German settlement, and all continued to
reside there until their respective deaths at
good old ripe ages.
In 1838 the deceased was married to
Elizabeth Shook, who died in 185S, and
their union was blessed with six children,
the two oldest dying in infancy; the other
four are still living in this county, viz.:
Mrs. Henry Seh'weck, of Danbur? ; John
Bouschen, of Portage; Mrs. Wm. Tanke,
of Clay, and Mary Bousehen, of Danbury,
who has been a cripple from childhood.
The funeral took place last Sunday af¬
ternoon, the interment being in the German
Lutheran grave yard at Danbury, and the
Rev. Hardorf preaching Hie sermon. The
funeral was largely attended, ■■>,>. <r'''' ■i~
Of tbe original German settlers in Dan¬
bury, we believe that Claus Buck and
Carston Ahreods are sow the only ones
surviving.
