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Sperry BOGE  1907-1975(?)

aka Speary Boge, Spearry Boge, S. Boge, Spiro Bogojevich, S. Bogojevich, Spiro Bogoyevich, S. Bogoyevich, Spiro Bogoievitch, S. Bogoievitch
nationality
occupation
birth 15 or 17 Apr 1907, Leonovo, NORTHERN MACEDONIA
baptism
death .. Dec 1975, Detroit, Michigan (or in 1990ies?)
burial
marriage
Savica .......... BOGOJEVSKA

b. .... <1912>, ..............
d. ..................

children

PARENTS

father Kitan/Ketan BOGE / BOGOJEVICH / BOGOYEVICH

b. .... 1875, Leunovo, NORTHERN MACEDONIA
d. .................

mother Paraskeva FAREVICH

b. ..................
d. .....................

marriage ...............
children
  • Sam

    b. 15 Feb 1903, Gostivar, YUGOSLAVIA
    d. 18 Dec 1930, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan

  • Spasa/Spasen

    b. .... <1905>, ..........
    d. .................

  • Spiro/Speary/Spearry/Sperry

    b. 15 or 17 Apr 1907, Leonovo, NORTHERN MACEDONIA (formerly YUGOSLAVIA)
    d. .. Dec 1975,Detorit, Michigan


LIFE




Cvitan BOGOJEVIC (56y) father
+ Spasen BOGOJEVIC (15y) son
SS "AMERIKA"
departure: .... 1920, Trieste
arrival: 8 Sep 1920, New York
Spouse: Revar BOGOJEVIC
Brother: Peter
residence: Gary, Indiana, USA


Spiro BOGOIEVITCH (17y: single:) cabinet maker
father: Hitan Bogojevic, Leunova, Macedonija (Macedonia), YUGOSLAVIA
Going to join his brother Spasa (= Spaso?) Bogoievitch, 501 Gratiot Street/Ave., Detroit, Michigan
and:
Ljubomir BOCOJEVICH (sic) (27y: married: sugar confect.)
father: Rumona (Rumena?) Bogojevich, Leonovo, Skr. Fetovo (= Tetovo), Macedonia, YUGOSLAVIA
Going to join his brother: Spasa Bogojevich, Draikio (= Gratiot) Street 524, Detroit, Michigan
SS “AQUITANIA”
departure: 22 Sep 1923, Cherbourg, FRANCE
arrival: 28 Sep 1923, New York
Final destination: Detroit, Michigan



Lyubomir BOGOJEVICH
SS “MAURETANIA”
departure: .. April 1927, Cherbourg, FRANCE
arrival: 28 April 1927, New York



Kitan BOGOVJETITCH (sic)
SS “.............“
departure: .. Dec 1928, Cherbourg, FRANCE
arrival: 20 Dec 1928, New York



Spase BOGOJEVIC
departure: .. Feb 1930, Cherbourg, FRANCE
arrival: 18 Feb 1930, New York



Spearry BOGE (23y: married)
SS “MAJESTIC”
departure: 22 Oct 1930, Cherbourg, FRANCE
arrival: 28 Oct 1930, New York
father: Kitan BOGE, 1249 Broadway Ave., Detroit, Michigan



Kitan BOGOJEVICH / BOGOYEVICH (61: married) laborer
SS “CHAMPLAIN”
departure: 25 Nov 1936, Le Havre, FRANCE
arrival: 2 Dec 1936, New York
last permanent residence: Detroit, Michigan
name and complete address of relative or friend: Lyobomir Bogoyevich (nephew), 1063 Shoemaker St, Detroit, Michigan
name & address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came: Paraskeva Boyogevich, Leunovo/Leonovo, YUGOSLAVIA



Spearry BOGE (30y) [film operator]
SS “NORMANDIE”
departure: 26 May 1937, Le Havre, FRANCE
arrival: 31 May 1937, New York
also on website ACTA CROATICA: https://actacroatica.com/en/
Spearry BOGE (30y) : Kino-operater


1940 United States Federal Census (3 Apr 1940, Minden, Webster, Louisiana)
Kitan BOGE (65y (b. <1875>): Head: married) baker: wholesale and retail / baker and retail shop)
- Shearry (sic = Spearry) BOGE (33y (b. <1907>): son: married) baker bread and candy shop
Last place of residence: Gostivar, YUGOSLAVIA



U.S. WWII DRAFT CARDS YOUNG MEN, 1940-1947
Speary Kitan BOGE
age: 34
birth date: 15 Apr 1906 (sic = 1907)
birth place: Macedonia
residence place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
registration date: 16 Oct 1940
registration place: Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
employer: self-employed
next of kin: Louise BOGE (sic = Louis/Ljubomir BOGE)



Speary BOGE (42y)
SS "QUEEN ELIZABETH"
departure: 23 Nov 1949, New York, New York, USA
arrival: ............................



Spearry BOGE (43y) operator
Savica BOGOJEVSKA (38y; housewife)
SWISSAIR
departure: .. Dec 1950, Zürich, SWITZERLAND
arrival by airplane: 5 Dec 1950, New York
residence: 10625 Shoemaker Ave., Detroit, Michigan



Louis BOGE
departure: 3 June 1951, New York, New York, USA
arrival:



Louis BOGE
departure: .. Mar 1952, Zurich-international, SWITZERLAND
arrival: 6 Mar 1952, New York, New York



Spearry BOGE
Savica BOGOJEVSKA
TRANS WORLD AIRLINES
departure: .. June 1953, Paris, FRANCE
arrival by airplane: 2 June 1953, New York


Spearry BOGE
departure: .........
arrival: 18 July 1961, New York
(source: ANCESTRY)


Sparry (sic) BOGE
b. 15 Apr 1907
d. .. Dec 1975
residence: 902, (U.S Consulate) Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro, California
(source: ANCESTRY U. S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 // Social Security Number: 552-20-7991)


But what about this item?
Naturalization Sperry Boge [Spiro Bogojevich]
age: 85y
birth date: 17-04-1907
issue date: 1992
state: Michigan
locality, court: Detroit, District Court
(source: U.S. Naturalization Records Indexes, 1794-1995)
If “1992” is correct, that means that Sperry was still alive in 1992.
A request for a copy of this document will be filed.



NOTES

  • FAMILYSEARCH (genealogical website)
  • ANCESTRY (genealogical website)
  • ACTA CROATICA (website)
  • Recordings issued outside former Yugoslavia (History of early recordings of Macedonian traditional music (1950-1965). (The Endendijk Collection: www.tradmusictrails.com)
  • Michigan Death Certificates 1921-1952 (for Sam BOGE)


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Peter Endendijk
Annemiek den Uijl
Nikos Dionysopoulos
Margaret Posehn