Historical records matching Abraham Boehm
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About Abraham Boehm
robin (Fisk) birdfeather December 6, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Abraham Boehm was born in Hoeringhausen, Germany on July 28, 1841, 7th of 12 children (10 other brothers and one sister). He emigrated to the US in 1856, probably through The Port of New Orleans. AB became a naturalized citizen. In 1873, with brother I.(Israel, or Isaac ?) Boehm and possibly other brothers, were part of the Vienna International Exhibition, with an elaborate booth / exhibit, shared with a SW Native American tribe that later returned to the US and became the nucleus of the Colonel Cody Wild West Show. AB & brother(s?) introduced Europeans to Bourbon whiskey, the Boehm or "Julian oil" lamp powered by natural gas, and, later, the (then) newly powerful Maxim Gun - an 'improvement' on the previous Gatling Gun. AB's mechanic, Hiram Maxim (later knighted by the British for his invention) and AB developed the idea for this 'smokeless powder' gun in Vienna in 1873, did more work in NY on it & the new Maxim gun was shown to the British Admiralty which then bought it, bringing fame and fortune to Mr.Maxim (rb: and no doubt contributed to the Allies winning WWI). AB's words to Maxim: "Maxim, hang your electric lights and electrical machinery. If you want to make your everlasting fortune, invent a killing machine. Something that will enable those Europeans to cut each other's throats with greater facility". AB married Ida Julianna Knobloch of Austria in 1873 (b. 3/1853), & they returned to the US in 1873. Their first (of their four) children, (1) George A., was born in the US in 10/1874 & was an architect, died 15 Dec. 1959, Purdys, NY. The next three were born in Austria, (2) Mina, b.5/1877; (3) Henry A., b.11/1878; (4) August A., b. 11/1880. In order, they were: (1) architect; (2) artist, with exhibits (NY Times, 20 Oct, 1940 and 4 Nov.1955); (3) studied architecture in Rome and Paris, designed the Harriman National Bank Bldg, NYC; (4) sculptor living in London (d.1916). In NYC the family lived at 41 W. 89th St. AB was a pioneer real estate operator, founder of Boehm and Coon, formerly of 81 Nassau St. They built the Diamond Exchange on Maiden Lane, one of the first skyscrapers. He made a fortune in real estate but lost most of it in the 1907 panic; his wife predeceased him. At some point, AB met Hazel Hunter Handforth. Together, from c. 1903 (?) - 1912, their children were: Dwight, (b. 1906?), Alzira, (b. 1908?), Rebecca [Becky] , (b.1910?) and Rachael (b. 2/21/12) - the first three born in NYC, Rachael in Minneapolis MN. AB died at age 71 on 7/3/12 in Mt. Vernon, NY. He bequeathed $1,000 (approx. $20,000? in 2010 terms) to Hazel, who with four children, migrated by train to the area of Circle, Montana to homestead with two (adjoining) homesteads of her two male relatives.
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Abraham Boehm's Timeline
| 1841 |
July 28, 1841
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Hoeringhausen, Germany
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| 1874 |
October 1874
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United States
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| 1877 |
May 11, 1877
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Vienna, Vienna, Empire of Austria-Hungary
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| 1878 |
November 1878
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Austria
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| 1880 |
November 1880
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Austria
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| 1882 |
1882
Age 40
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Boehm and Coon, 81 Nassau St.,NYC, New York City, New York, United States
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| 1906 |
November 27, 1906
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New York, New York, NY, United States
Born NYC 1905; Died 1966 Vista Calif. |
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| 1908 |
January 31, 1908
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New York City, New York, United States
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