Eliza Bogert was the most recent Bogert in my family tree. She is my second great-grandmother. My Bogert line intersects with my Farquhar line in 1871 when Eliza married Thomas McKeen Farquhar.

Birth

Eliza was born July 25, 1840, in Monroe County, Pennsylvania or (New Columbus, in Luzerne County) to parents Samuel Bogert (1813-1881) and Elizabeth Ranton.

Marriage

26 Aug 1871 to Thomas McKeen Farquhar (1849-1914)

Children

Thomas and Eliza had six children:

1. Helen Farquhar, born 18 Jul 1876, Easton, PA; died 11 Mar 1877, Easton, PA. Married Wallis Sanford
2. Harold Bogert Farquhar, born 16 Jul 1879, Easton, PA; died 04 Oct 1946.
3. Sarah Wilson Farquhar, born 02 Mar 1878, Easton, PA; died 08 Dec 1878, Easton, PA.
4. Miriam Farquhar, born 1881; died 1956.
5. Edward Franklin “Frank” Farquhar, born 10 Mar 1883, in Ashley, Luzerne County, PA; died Mar 1960, Wilmington, DE.
6. John Frederick “Fred” Farquhar, born 10 Mar 1883, in Ashley, Luzerne County, PA; died 16 Nov 1941, Spokane, Spokane, Washington. Married Mary Elizabeth Hunt.

Photo Gallery of Thomas and Eliza’s Children:

Residence

1880

Death

12 Feb 1918 in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey

Burial

Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa, Passaic County, New Jersey. Plot: section 4.

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