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Boller, Henry A., 1836-1902

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1836 - 1902

Biography

Henry A. Boller (1836-1902) was an American author and businessman.

Henry A. Boller was born August 17, 1836, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry J. Boller and Anna Margaretta Pancoast. Henry A. Boller traveled to St. Louis in 1857 to investigate opportunities in the fur trade, and worked in St. Louis at Frost, Todd & Co. as a clerk in 1858. In 1860, Boller became a partner in a new fur trade company in St. Louis, working in North Dakota to build the business. The company dissolved in 1862, and Boller returned to Philadelphia, where he met his future wife, Mary Parsons. After spending time in the Montana gold fields, Boller returned to Philadelphia and married Mary Parsons on November 15, 1866, in New York. Boller wrote “Among the Indians: Four Years on the Upper Missouri, 1858-1862,” in 1867. Boller moved his family to Kansas to work as a cattleman in 1868, then to Denver, Colorado in 1878. He died in Denver on October 30, 1902.

Citation:
Among the Indians, 1868:t.p. (Henry A. Boller)

North Dakota history, spring 1966:p. 108, etc. (Henry . Boller; b. 1836 Aug 17, Philadelphia; d. 1902, Denver)

FamilySearch, accessed November 28, 2023, (Mother Anna Margaretta Pancoast) https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/about/KZY9-5WV

State Historical Society of North Dakota, via www, accessed November 28, 2023 (Henry A. Boller was born August 17, 1836, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Henry J. Boller; traveled to St. Louis in 1857 to investigate opportunities in the fur trade, and worked in St. Louis at Frost, Todd & Co. as a clerk in 1858. In 1860, became a partner in a new fur trade company in St. Louis, working in North Dakota to build the business. The company dissolved in 1862; returned to Philadelphia, where he met his future wife, Mary Parsons. After spending time in the Montana gold fields, Boller returned to Philadelphia and married Mary Parsons on November 15, 1866, in New York. Boller wrote “Among the Indians: Four Years on the Upper Missouri, 1858-1862,” in 1867; moved family to Kansas to work as a cattleman in 1868, then to Denver, Colorado in 1878. Died in Denver on October 30, 1902) https://www.history.nd.gov/archives/manuscripts/inventory/10024.html

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller papers

 Collection
Identifier: Vault MSS 652
Scope and Contents

Contains handwritten letters and diaries by Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller, speeches given by Mary in Denver, Colorado, a scrapbook of clippings, a notebook of poetry clippings, a handwritten essay and photocopies of publications by Henry A. Boller or inscribed to him, and other loose ephemera. Diaries discuss personal affairs, and the letters deal with both personal and professional issues and document the literary career of Mary Boller. Materials dated 1853-1959.

Dates: 1853-1959
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Mary P. Boller and Henry A. Boller papers

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