Bodey was unable to profit from his discovery b/c he froze to death during a blizzard in November 1859 . . . .

There are several explanations for the discrepancy in the spelling of the town's name vs. the discoverer's.
My favorite involves a mistake made by a sign painter on an expensive sign commissioned for a stable,
prompting the city fathers to say, "What the hell. . . ." rather than springing for a re-do on the sign.