BOGGS FAMILY
Records, Personal Papers, & Genealogical Data
Hon. Lewis Alexander Boggs, Esq.
1811 - 1880
27 Dec 1811
Born at "Livingston" in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, to the Rev. Dr. Hugh Corrans Boggs and
Ann "Nancy" Holladay
circa 1820-1826
Educated at Boggs' Educational Academy and Llangollen Academy
6 Dec 1831
Married Elizabeth Hart (1815-1835) (1st Wife)
1832
Held Rank of Lieutenant, 16th Regiment, Virginia Militia
9 Feb 1833
Birth of Daughter, Mary Jane Boggs (1833-1861)
28 Jan 1835
Death of Wife, Elizabeth Hart
15 Feb 1837
Married Mary Ann Lewis Scott (1808-1840) (2nd Wife)
3 March 1839
Birth of Daughter, Eliza Hart Boggs (1839-1879)
27 Aug 1840
Death of Wife, Mary Ann Lewis Scott
5 May 1841
Married Elizabeth Rawlings (1819-1875) (3rd Wife)
1834-1869
Served as Lay-Delegate for Berkeley Parish at the Annual Convention for the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Virginia (Note: Served in 1834, 1843, 1845, 1849, 1860, & 1869)
1845
Served on Finance Committee for Annual Convention for the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the Diocese of Virginia
circa 1847-1851
Virginia School Commissioner (School Board) for Spotsylvania County, Virginia
2 March 1847
Nominated as Whig Candidate for Spotsylvania County, Virginia
12 April 1847
Birth of Daughter, Clara Lawrence Boggs (1847-1920)
27 May 1849
Birth of Daughter, Ann Holladay Boggs (1849-1925)
circa 1850-1880
Served as Chief Justice of Spotsylvania County, Virginia
11 May 1851
Birth of Daughter, Betty Lewis Boggs (1851-1937)
12 June 1853
Birth of Son, Hugh Livingston Boggs, Esq. (1853-1906)
circa 1856
President, Rappahannock Agricultural Society
21 Aug 1856
Birth of Son, Lewis Alexander Boggs II, Esq. (1856-1910)
23 Dec 1859
Birth of Son, Rev. Dr. Waller Edward Boggs, Esq. (1859-1917)
3 July 1861
Death of Daughter, Mary Jane Boggs
25 Feb 1865
Member, Committee of Safety, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
12 April 1870
Appointed by Virginia Governor, Gilbert Carlton Walker, to divide Spotsylvania County, Virginia, into Townships
6 July 1875
Death of Wife, Elizabeth Rawlings
28 Sept 1879
Death of Daughter, Eliza Hart Boggs
15 July 1880
Passed away at "Livingston", Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Note: The above information is not a comprehensive time-line. Unfortunately, much historical data has been lost due to the ravages of time. However, as more information is unearthed, the above time-line is updated.
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