Jožef Božič (December 29,1794 - February 10, 1843)

Katarina Sintič (January 17, 1797 - April 8, 1871)

Jožef Božič was born on December 29, 1794 in the village of Prušnja vas of Sv. Križ (now Podbočje) parish, Slovenia, to Matija Božič and Lucija Martič in house No.4 (Prušnja vas 4).

 

Katarina Sintič was born on January 17, 1797 in Prušnja vas, Slovenia, to Mihael Sintič and Marija Ukovič in house No.1 (Prušnja vas 1).

 

Katarina's father, Mihael Sintič (b. January 27, 1755), was born in Prušnja vas. Her mother, Marija Ukovič (b. February 26, 1749), was born in the neighboring village of Gradnje.

 

Jožef Božič and Katarina Sintič married on November 26, 1817 in Sv. Križ (now Podbočje). After the wedding the newlyweds moved to Jožef’s house (Prušnja vas 4).

 

All Jožef and Katarina's children were born at the address above (we are currently researching the names of other children):

 

  1. Jožef Božič (February 9, 1819 - Unknown)
  2. Mihael Božič (July 26, 1832 - July 1, 1887)

 

Jožef Božič died on February 10, 1843 at the age of 48 in his house (Prušnja vas 4). His wife, Katarina Sintič, died 28 years later, on April 8, 1871 at the age of 74 in her house (Prušnja vas 4).

 

Click below to see the complete genealogical tree.

The Božič Family Genealogical Tree
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