Frank Joseph BOQUEL b. 21 AUG 1892 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 25 JUL 1962 Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

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Name Frank Joseph BOQUEL [1, 2]

Relationship with John Louis CARR

Born 21 AUG 1892 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Gender Male

Census 1900 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	Years Married	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation
Image														Transcript
13	118	Joseph	Bouquel	Head	Male	White	1866	34	Married	11	Ohio	Ohio	Ohio
14	118	Catharine	Bouquel	Wife	Female	White	1868	32	Married	11	New Jersey	Ireland	Ireland
15	118	Frank	Bouquel	Son	Male	White	1893	7	Single		New Jersey	Ohio	New Jersey
16	118	Florence	Bouquel	Daughter	Female	White	1895	5	Single		New Jersey	Ohio	New Jersey
17	118	Adaline	Bouquel	Daughter	Female	White	1898	2	Single		New Jersey	Ohio	New Jersey
18	118	Joseph	Bouquel	Son	Male	White	1899	3/12	Single		New Jersey	Ohio	New Jersey

Transcript ID is dbid=7602&iid=004120441_00514

Census 1910 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Joseph Boquel (46) was shown living at 27 Westervelt Street, Jersey City, NJ with his wife, Kate (41) and children Frank (17), Florence 14), Adelaide (12) and Joseph (9). Joseph was employed as an oil yard (railroad?) fireman and Frank was a truck driver.

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother	Occupation
Image													Transcript
13	38	Joseph	Boquel	Head	Male	White	1864	46	Married	Illinois	France	Ireland
14	38	Kate	Boquel	Wife	Female	White	1869	41	Married	New Jersey	Ireland	Ireland
15	38	Frank	Boquel	Son	Male	White	1893	17	Single	New Jersey	Illinois	New Jersey
16	38	Florence	Boquel	Daughter	Female	White	1896	14	Single	New Jersey	Illinois	New Jersey
17	38	Adelaide	Boquel	Daughter	Female	White	1898	12	Single	New Jersey	Illinois	New Jersey
18	38	Joseph	Boquel	Son	Male	White	1901	9	Single	New Jersey	Illinois	New Jersey

Transcript ID is dbid=7884&iid=31111_4330912-00787

Residence JUN 1917 27 Westervelt Street, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Occupation JUN 1917 Court House, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Deputy Sheriff for Hudson County, NJ

Draft Registration 05 JUN 1917 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Name: Frank Joseph Boquel
Race: White
Marital status: Single
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1892
Birth Place: New Jersey, USA
Street address: 27 Westervelt St
Residence Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Census 1920 27 Westervelt Place, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Joseph (56) was shown living with his wife, Kate (51), at 27 Westervelt Place in Jersey City with four children: Frank (26), Florence (23), Adelaide (22) and Josephine (18). Joseph was an oil works foreman and his son was a railroad car inspector.

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	BirthPlace of Father	BirthPlace of Mother
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27	270	Joseph	Boquel	Head	Male	White	1864	56	Married	Pennsylvania	France	Ireland
28	270	Catharine	Boquel	Wife	Female	White	1868	52	Married	New Jersey	Ireland	Ireland
29	270	Frank	Boquel	Son	Male	White	1894	26	Single	New Jersey	Pennsylvania	New Jersey
30	270	Florence	Boquel	Daughter	Female	White	1897	23	Single	New Jersey	Pennsylvania	New Jersey
31	270	Adeline	Boquel	Daughter	Female	White	1898	22	Single	New Jersey	Pennsylvania	New Jersey
32	270	Joseph	Boquel	Son	Male	White	1902	18	Single	New Jersey	Pennsylvania	New Jersey

Transcript ID is dbid=6061&iid=4313345-00749

Census 1940 50 Prescott Street, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Ln	Hhold	Given	Surname	Relation	Gender	Race	BirthDate	Age	Status	BirthPlace	Occupation	Street
Image													Transcript
52	50	Catherine	Boquel	Head	Female	White	1870	70	Widowed	New Jersey		Prescott Street
53	50	Frank	Boquel	Son	Male	White	1894	46	Single	New Jersey	Brakeman	Prescott Street
54	50	Florence	Kennety	Daughter	Female	White	1896	44	Married	New Jersey		Prescott Street

Transcript ID is dbid=2442&iid=m-t0627-02406-00028

Died 25 JUL 1962 Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey, USA [6, 7]

Killed after he fell beneath the wheels of a freight car in Croxton Yards.

Obituary 26 JUL 1962 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Railroadman, 69, Set To Retire, Killed By Train
(Special to The Record)
Jersey City, July 26 — Frank Boquel, 69, of Rutherford, a switchman on the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad who was due to retire in less than a month, died yesterday when he fell beneath the wheels of a freight train in the Croxton Yards. Mr. Boquel had worked at the yards for 37 years He would have retired August 22, his seventieth birthday. He lived at 43 Elycroft Parkway, Rutherford. A doctor sent from St. Francis Hospital pronounced Mr. Boquel dead at the scene. It is thought that the switchman accidentally slipped under the wheels of the fifth car in a 10-car freight train. Mr. Boquel, a veteran of World War I, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Adelaide Frank, with whom he lived, and Mrs. Florence Kennedy; and a brother, Joseph. A solemn requiem mass will be offered Saturday at 9:4S A. M. at St. Mary’s R. C. Church, Rutherford. The funeral will be from Mr. Boquel's home. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Fallon Funeral Home, l7 Boers Street, Jersey City.
The Record (Hackensack, NJ)

Age 69 years

Buried Aft 25 JUL 1962 Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

View memorial: 118977613.

Person ID I1051 Carr-Scott

Last Modified 24 OCT 2020

Father Joseph F. BOQUEL
b. AUG 1864, Illinois, USA
d. 15 DEC 1936, New Jersey, USA (Age ~ 72 years)

Mother Catharine SCANLON
b. 09 SEP 1865, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
d. AUG 1946 (Age 80 years)

Married 12 JUN 1889 Saint Patrick Catholic Church, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA

Children 7 children

	1. Francis BOQUEL b. 24 MAR 1890, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 10 APR 1890, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)
	2. Joseph BOQUEL b. 06 SEP 1891, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 26 SEP 1891, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)
	3. Frank Joseph BOQUEL b. 21 AUG 1892, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 25 JUL 1962, Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey, USA (Age 69 years)
	4. Florence BOQUEL b. 10 NOV 1895, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 05 NOV 1967, Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey, USA (Age 71 years)
+	5. Adelaide C. BOQUEL b. MAR 1898, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 09 NOV 1981, Rutherford, Bergen, New Jersey, USA (Age ~ 83 years)
	6. Joseph William BOQUEL b. 28 APR 1900, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. 09 FEB 1974, Wall Township, Bergen, New Jersey, USA (Age 73 years)
	7. Henry BOQUEL b. 27 MAR 1905, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA d. JUL 1905, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA (Age 0 years)

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	Born - 21 AUG 1892 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Census - 1900 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Census - Joseph Boquel (46) was shown living at 27 Westervelt Street, Jersey City, NJ with his wife, Kate (41) and children Frank (17), Florence 14), Adelaide (12) and Joseph (9). Joseph was employed as an oil yard (railroad?) fireman and Frank was a truck driver. - 1910 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Residence - JUN 1917 - 27 Westervelt Street, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Occupation - Deputy Sheriff for Hudson County, NJ - JUN 1917 - Court House, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Draft Registration - Name: Frank Joseph Boquel Race: White Marital status: Single Birth Date: 21 Aug 1892 Birth Place: New Jersey, USA Street address: 27 Westervelt St Residence Place: Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA - 05 JUN 1917 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Census - Joseph (56) was shown living with his wife, Kate (51), at 27 Westervelt Place in Jersey City with four children: Frank (26), Florence (23), Adelaide (22) and Josephine (18). Joseph was an oil works foreman and his son was a railroad car inspector. - 1920 - 27 Westervelt Place, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Census - 1940 - 50 Prescott Street, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Died - 25 JUL 1962 - Secaucus, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Obituary - Railroadman, 69, Set To Retire, Killed By Train (Special to The Record) Jersey City, July 26 — Frank Boquel, 69, of Rutherford, a switchman on the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad who was due to retire in less than a month, died yesterday when he fell beneath the wheels of a freight train in the Croxton Yards. Mr. Boquel had worked at the yards for 37 years He would have retired August 22, his seventieth birthday. He lived at 43 Elycroft Parkway, Rutherford. A doctor sent from St. Francis Hospital pronounced Mr. Boquel dead at the scene. It is thought that the switchman accidentally slipped under the wheels of the fifth car in a 10-car freight train. Mr. Boquel, a veteran of World War I, is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Adelaide Frank, with whom he lived, and Mrs. Florence Kennedy; and a brother, Joseph. A solemn requiem mass will be offered Saturday at 9:4S A. M. at St. Mary’s R. C. Church, Rutherford. The funeral will be from Mr. Boquel's home. Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Fallon Funeral Home, l7 Boers Street, Jersey City. The Record (Hackensack, NJ) - 26 JUL 1962 - Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
	Buried - Aft 25 JUL 1962 - Holy Cross Cemetery, North Arlington, Bergen, New Jersey, USA

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	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1875 Jersey City Directories
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1895 Notice of Application for Licenses (Restaurants) On a very busy page of Jersey City, The Evening Journal is an entry in the 5th column: "No. 751, Frank Boquel, 77 Mallory Avenue; res., 14 Randolph Avenue." That location may quite possibly now be the Bayside Tavern - which is new construction.
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1895 Hot Salon Fight James Green, a frequenter of Boquel's saloon on Mallory Avenue, near the Newark and New York Railroad, became involved in a dispute with bartender Wm. Bentley on Saturday, and after an exchange of hot words started to wreck the place. A lighted lap was upset, but its fall to the floor became extinguished. Proprietor Boquel, alarmed at the fall of the lamp, ran to box No. 79, and sent in an alarm. Engines No. 8 and 10, and trucks Nos. 4 and 5 responded...
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1895 Application for Liquor License #751 "Notice is hereby given, as required by Chapter 75 of the Laws of 1892, that application has been made to the Board of Aldermen of Jersey City by the following named persons for Licenses to sell Spirituous, Vinous, Malt and Brewed Liquors at the following named places in Jersey City:" ...
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1896 A Pleasant Picnic The Evening Journal reported in an article, A Pleasant Picnic, that "The annual picnic of the Frank J. Boquel Association attracted a large crowd of people to Armbruster's Schuetzen Park last evening. Dancing was the principle feature." Among the particpants was Frank Boquel, the president and his brother, Gus (Augustus), who was the Treasurer. Armbruster's Schuetzen Park is an historical facility that is described in the Jersey City Past & Present website: "The property for the amusement park was originally purchased in 1875 by the United Shooting Society for a rifle range. Charles Armbruster bought the grounds in 1881 with other family members. They owned several other Schuetzen parks that were popular with German immigrants living in the Greenville section of Jersey City and New York. Regarded as an innovator of the amusement park industry, Armbruster was known as a "pioneer in the schuetzen era" (Weidemann). He extended the use of his Schuetzen Park in Greenville by employing the use of naphtha for illumination. It permitted visitors to stay at the park well into the evening. Armbruster also expanded the park to have a capacity of five thousand visitors. For nearly fifty years, Schuetzen Park was noted for its social and athletic events. Clubs and organizations rented spaces in the park for gatherings. Some of the churches and organizations that held picnics in the park were: St. Aloysius, St. Peter's, Holy Rosary, St. Paul's R.C. Church, the Royal Order of Moose, and Jersey City Lodge of Elks, No. 211. Company outings were held there by Mueller's, Colgate's, Tide Water, and Lembeck & Betz Brewery. They enjoyed the gazebos for dancing, a children's playground, and tree covered picnic grove. There were also national and international revolver, pistol, and rifle matches, equestrian races, political outings, and an array of sports activities. Fine dinner and dancing were available in a grand ballroom. German cuisine was available. For some years the traditional Schwaben Fest was held on Labor Day and the following Tuesday. It symbolized the harvest of fruits and vegetables. William Armbruster, a pictorial photographer and brother of Charles, captured the park in his work as well as the scenery of nature and people in Greenville and Bayonne. The image on the top of the page to the left is Police Inspector Archibald and Captain Cox sitting in a horse and carriage in front of Schuetzen Park taken by Armbruster. A collection of his photographs, such as "Morris Canal-Greenville" and "The Smithy," is in the Jersey City Museum." References: http://www.njcu.edu/programs/jchistory/Pages/A_Pages/Armbrusters_Greenville_Schuetzen_Park.htm Raynor, Vivien, "Views Aimed at Civic Pride, and Photography by a Romantic." New York Times 3 November 1991. Weidemann, Edward H. "Old Schuetzen Park." 1936.
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1896 Frank J Association Picnic In the 4th column labeled Greenville and in the 2nd paragraph under "Greenville Notes" : "The picnic season is now well underway. There will be no less than five picnics at Armbrusters Scheutzen Park this week as follows: Tonight, Vereinichter (sic)Bruder Lodge, I.O.O.F; Wednesday night, Frank J. Boquel Association..." The Vereinigter Brude (United Brothers) appears to have faded from the social scene after the start of WWI...seems that being German ceased to have an allure. Armbrusters Schuetzen Park.
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1896 West Bergen P.C. Ball "Columbia Hall, Greenville, was a moving panorama of color last evening while the annual prize masquerade ball of West Bergen Pleaseure Club was in progress. Over eight hundred young people attended, and the majority were costumes, some elaborate and handsome, others grotesque and less pretentious...The war scare seemed to have a hold on nearly all present." Frank is mentioned in the bottom third of the last paragraph begining with "Among the dancers were:..."
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1896 Boquel Association Ball At the bottom of the third column: "The third annual ball of the Frank Boquel Association will be held Monday evening at Phoenix Hall. An order for a crayon will be presented to the president of the club having the largest representation present and John Norton will execute a "Molly Durkin" dance. This committee has arranged for a pleasant time: James Nicholas, ..."
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1896 Democratic Campaign Club Halfway down the 5th column in a paragraph titled, "Campaign Club Organized. "The Democratic Campaign Club of the Seventh Precint, Sixth Ward, was organized last evening with a membership of sixty-five. The officers were elected....Recording Secretary Frank Boquel..."
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1897 College Point Team The full-page of The Evening Journal, including "The World of Sport" which consists entirely of city sports. Capt. Frank Boquel is listed towards the top of the 3rd column. A smaller, cropped version of the story is also linked on this website. "The College Point team, Capt. Frank Boquel, will roll the Twentieth Century Club to-night at 94 Danforth Avenue for a supper." Use of 'roll' in the story suggests that Capt. Boquel would bankroll (pay the bill) for the team supper.
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1897 College Point Team Near the top of the third column of the Last Night's Games (bowling) story: "The College Point team, Capt. Frank Boquel, will roll the Twentieth Century Club to-night at 94 Danforth Avenue for a supper." Use of 'roll' in the story suggest that Capt. Boquel would bankroll (pay the bill) for the team supper.
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1900 Census Frank Boquel is listed as a boarder with the McGee family on Randolph Avenue, Jersey Ciy, NJ. He was shown as born in Pennsylvania while his parents were from France and Ireland. His occupation it that of a salon keeper.
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1907 Keeping Liquor License The Evening Journal ran a public service article: Reports of Standing Committees. The Committe on Petitions reported the following resolution on petitions referred at this and previous meetings: Resolved. That licenses be granted to the following names persons to keep restaraunts where spiritous, vinous, malt and brewed liquors may be sold at the following-named places in Jersey City: Fifth Ward - Frank Boquel 578 Grand Avenue.
	Boquel, Florence: 1915 Fleur-de-Lis Club Society Notes Greenville "The Fleur-de-Lis Club held a weekly meeting at the home of the vice-president, Miss F. Boquel. After the meeting singing, dancing and games were enjoyed after which refreshments were served. The members present were the Misses M. Connelly, president; F. Boquel, vice-president; E. Carbine, secretary; A. Rochford, treasurer; M. O
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1918 In the lower right quadrant of the page under the title "Frenchman in Our Court House" runs the story: "The Hour is 1 A.M., So the Police Lock him Up Pending Investigation Marcell Dissard, a Frenchman, 33 years old, was found asleep in the Court House by Constable Frank J. Boquel and Watchman Patrick White who smmoned Patrolman Burns of the Oakland Avenuse station and had him placed under arrest. The prisoner said he that he lived in a furnished room at 215 West 128th Street, New York, and ... and claimed he lost his way and thought the Court House was a suitable place to spend the night..." It gets better!
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1918 WWI Draft Registration Card Record for Frank Joseph Boquel
	Boquel, Adelaide: 1922 Jersey City Directory Adelaide, Florence, Frank, Joseph, Joseph W and Catherine were living at 27 Westervelt Place. August, Cassie, Perry and Mildred were living at 544 Montgomery
	Boquel, Frank Joseph: 1942 WWII Draft Card Frank Boquel was living with his mother at 50 Prescott Street, Jersey City, NJ when he registerd for the WWII draft. He was working for the Erie Railroad.
	Boquel, Frank J: 1962 Death Railroader Killed Secaucus (AP) —Frank R. Boquel, 70, of Rutherford, a switchman in the Erie-Lackawanna Railroad Croxton yards for 37 years, was killed yesterday when he fe11 be neath the wheels of a freight car.
	Boquel, Frank: 1962 Obituary (Hackensack, NJ)

Headstones

Boquel, Bridget (1847-1930)
Plot: Block 1, Section A, Grave 25

Sources

[S242 ] U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (National Archives and Records Administration), Database online. Registration Location: Hudson County, New Jersey; Roll: ; Draft Board: .
Record for Frank Joseph Boquel
[S65] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007), Database online. Roll: ; Local board: Jc , .
Record for Frank Joseph Boquel
[S262] 1910 United States Federal Census.
[S265] 1920 United States Federal Census.
[S273] New Jersey Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931.
Name: Francis Boguel
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 21 Aug 1892
Birth Place: Saint Patrick-catholic, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Christening Date: 28 Aug 1892
Christening Place: Saint Patrick, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey
Father: Joseph Boguel
Mother: Catherine Scanlon
FHL Film Number: 1403369
[S486] U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007.
Name: Frank Joseph Boquel
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 22 Aug 1892
Birth Place: Jersey City, New Jersey
Father: Joseph F Boquel
Mother: Catherine Scanlon
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes:
Jan 1937: Name listed as FRANK JOSEPH BOQUEL
[S1007] U.S. Railroad Retirement Pension Index, 1934-1987.
Name: F Boquel
[Frank Joseph Boquel]
Birth Date: Apr 1907
Death Date: Jul 1962
Claim ID: D399095
SSN: 706160088
Industry: Railroad
This record incorrectly notes that F Boquel's birth was in 1907.

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