Marie (Hess) Geiser and Charles Albert Boppert

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On November 5, 1926, my great great grandmother Marie (Hess) Geiser, widow of John Geiser, married Charles Albert Boppert, a widower, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in East Northport, Suffolk County, New York. At the time of their marriage, the groom was 76 years old, and his bride was 72. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Herman Reincke. After their honeymoon, the Bopperts planned to settle in East Northport.[1]


On April 1, 1927, the Bopperts moved into their new home in the Northport Manor section of East Northport. [2]  Their home was “a 3-room cottage, tiny but comfortable, and with modern conveniences.”[3] In late May, twenty-five members of the Ladies’ Aid of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church organized a housewarming party for the Bopperts, at which Marie served a luncheon.[4]

Unfortunately, the Bopperts only had a few short weeks together in their new home. In early June, Marie suffered a paralytic stroke.[5] By late June, Marie had moved to her daughter Mary (Geiser) Dunkenberger’s home in Brooklyn, so that her daughter could care for her.[6] In September, Marie moved to the home of her younger daughter, Katherine (Geiser) Schickler in Queens.[7] 

Marie Boppert died at her daughter Katherine’s home on 11 January 1928. [8] Rev. Mr Reinke of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church presided at her funeral in Brooklyn.[9] Two of her friends, Mrs. Anna Kimmerle and Mrs. F. Fredericks, traveled from East Northport to Brooklyn for her funeral.[10] Marie was buried at the Lutheran Cemetery, Middle Village in Queens, alongside her first husband John Geiser.

Charles Boppert did not long survive his second wife, Marie. He was killed in an automobile accident when he stepped in front of a car returning home from a neighbor’s house.[11]


[1] Marriage License and Marriage Certificate, New York, Suffolk, Huntington, no. 1903, Charles Albert Boppert and Marie Geiser, license 3 November 1926, marriage 5 November 1926; copy for genealogical purposes issued 11 April 2022. "Boppert-Geisler," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  19 November 1926,  p. 11, col. 2; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[2] "East Northport," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  1 April 1927,  p. 11, col. 2, Mr. and Mrs. Boppert; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[3] "Charles Boppert," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York), 2 November 1928, sec. 2, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Old Fulton New York Postcards (fultonhistory.com : 18 April 2022) > Historical Newspapers United States and Canada: Huntington NY Long Lslander 1925 Apr - Jun 1929 Grayscale - 0586.pdf

[4] "East Northport," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  27 May 1927,  p. 11, col. 2, Mr. and Mrs. Bappert; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[5] "East Northport," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  10 June 1927,  p. 11, col. 3, Mrs. Charles Boppert; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[6] "East Northport," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  24 June 1927,  p. 13, col. 2, Mrs. Charles Boppert; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022). "In the Surrogate's Court," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  27 January 1928, sec. 2, p. 1, col. 5, Marie Boppert; digital image, Old Fulton New York Postcards (fultonhistory.com : 19 April 2022) > Historical Newspapers United States and Canada: Huntington NY Long Lslander 1927 Feb-Apr 1928 Grayscale - 1136.pdf

[7] "East Northport," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  16 September 1927,  sec. 2, p. 5, col. 3, Mrs. Charles Boppert; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[8] Department of Health of the City of New York Bureau of Records, Standard Certificate of Death, New York, Borough of Queens, no. 319, Maria Boppert, 11 Jan 1928; digital image, "Historical Vital Records," New York City Municipal Archive, NYC Department of Records & Information Services (https://a860-historicalvitalrecords.nyc.gov/view/7892553 : accessed 16 March 2022) image D-Q-1928-0000319.

[9] "Mrs. Charles Boppert," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  20 January 1928,  sec. 2, p. 5, col. 3; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[10] "East Northport," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York),  20 January 1928,  sec. 2, p. 5, col. 3, Mrs. Anna Kimmerle and Mrs. F. Fredericks; digital image, NYC Historic Newspapers (https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/ : 21 April 2022).

[11] "Charles Boppert," The Long-Islander, (Huntington, New York), 2 November 1928, sec. 2, p. 5, col. 2; digital image, Old Fulton New York Postcards (fultonhistory.com : 18 April 2022) > Historical Newspapers United States and Canada: Huntington NY Long Lslander 1925 Apr - Jun 1929 Grayscale - 0586.pdf

Location: East Northport, NY, USA

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