“David Bogert, son of Cornelius Bogert, was born in Knowlton Township, Warren County, New Jersey, July 1, 1776, three days before the Declaration of Independence. In his boyhood days he farmed, and at the age of eighteen years embarked in boating on the Delaware River. He poled a boat from Milford to Philadelphia, a distance of one hundred and thirty miles, transporting grain, flour, apples, vinegar, potatoes, bark and other products to market, bringing back merchandise of various kinds. It required from nine days to two weeks to make the trip, according to the condition of the river. He followed boating until he was sixty years old, and later removed to New Columbus, following his son Samuel, who had in 1843 crossed the Pocono Mountains and located in the lower end of Luzerne county. David Bogert married Mary Ann Kirkendall, of Oakland, New Jersey, and their children were: John, born September 8, 1798; George, February 9, 1800; Christiana, October 11, 1801 ; Catherine, August 16, 1803; Sarah, October 9, 1805 ; Polly, December 6, 1807; Cornelius, October 25, 1809; Charity, April 14, 1811; Samuel, May 18, 1813, (see below); David, March 2, 1815; Adam, April 18, 1817; and Evan T., March 19, 1819. David Bogert and his wife resided for many years at Mount Bethel, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, from whence they removed to New Columbus, Pennsylvania, where their deaths occurred. He died March 24, 1860, aged eighty-three years, eight months and twenty days, and his wife died September 9, 1858, aged seventy-nine years and one day. Both are buried in the New Columbus cemetery.” (From the Genealogical and Family History of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania (1906), Volume 1, by Horace Edwin Hayden. Published by New York, Chicago, The Lewis publishing company.)

Birth

David Bogert was born 01 Jul 1776, in Warren, New Jersey, USA.

Occupation

He was a farmer and a boatman and lived in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

Marriage

He married Mary Ann Kirkendall.

Children

They had ten children, all born in Mount Bethel, Bethel Township, Northampton County:

1. John Bogert. Born September 8, 1798; married Rachael Van Scoder; died January 21, 1879, Platea, Erie County, PA. Children: Hiram Bogert, Juliann Bogert, Eliza Bogert, Malon Bogert, William Bogert, Ephraim Bogert, David Bogert, Lafayette Bogert, Perry Bogert, Rachel Bogert.
2. George Bogert. Born February 9, 1800; died 1801.
3. Christiane Bogert. Born October 11, 1801; died 1804.
4. Catherine Bogert. Born August 16, 1803; died 1804.
5. Sarah Bogert. Born October 9, 1805; married Daniel Casebeer; died June 13, 1895, Beaumont, Wyoming County, PA. Children: Julia A. Casebeer, Charity Casebeer.
6. Mary “Polly” Bogert. Born December 6, 1807; died 1808.
7. Cornelius Bogert. Born October 25, 1809; married Carolina Christian in 1834; died March 28, 1864. Children: Elizabeth Bogert.
8. Charity Bogert. Born April 14, 1811; died 1812.
9. Samuel Bogert. Born May 18, 1813; died July 9, 1881, in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Children: see below.
10. David Bogert. Born March 2, 1815; died 1816.
11. Adam Bogert. Born April 18, 1817; married Julia Ann Strunk; died March 13, 1903, Wilkes-Barre, PA. Children: Margaret Bogert, Elizabeth Bogert, Mary Jane Bogert, Lucinda Bogert, George Bogert, Peter S. Bogert.
12. Evan Thomas Bogert. Born March 19, 1819; married Hannah Hemphill Williams in 1836; died January 4, 1878, Luzerne County, PA. Children: Benjamin Bogert, William Bogert, Mary Caroline Bogert, Alfred Bogert, John Bogert, Anna Gertrude Bogert, Henry Heyden Bogert, Frances E. Bogert, Edward Bogert, Clarissa M. Bogert.

Residence

He is listed in Northampton County in 1800 and 1810.

1850

Death

24 Mar 1860 in New Columbus, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, USA

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