Jacob Boas learned at first, the trade of tinsmith, but subsequently entered mercantile life, removing to Harrisburg, Pa., in 1805, where he established himself in business. He served as a member of the borough council, and was appointed and commissioned by Governor Snyder, February 6, 1809, prothonotary and clerk of the courts of quarter sessions-an office he held at the time of his death. He was a man of sterling integrity, and prominent and influential in the affairs of the community in which he lived. Mr. Boas m., April 20, 1802, at Reading Pa., Sarah Dick, b. September 2, 1781, in Reading, Pa.; died October 23, 1859, in Reading, Pa.