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Capt. Samuel Boyd 1763–1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1763

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 24 December 1856

Death Location: Madison Township, Daviess Co. Ind.

Father: Stephen Powell

Mother: Jane Potts

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Capt. Samuel Boyd was born in 1763 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Stephen Powell And Jane Potts. Capt. Samuel Boyd passed away in 1856 in Madison Township, Daviess Co. Ind..

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Biography

  • Capt. Samuel Boyd was born in 1763 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Stephen Powell And Jane Potts.
  • Capt. Samuel Boyd passed away in 1856 in Madison Township, Daviess Co. Ind..

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Capt. Boyd's Ancestors

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Capt. Boyd
1763–1856
Birth Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Stephen Powell
1748–1833
West Virginia, USA
Jane Potts
1740–1821
Hempfield, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Alfred) Powell
1734–1771
Spotsylvania County, Virginia, USA
Christina (Anne) Frye
1733–1782
Perkiomen, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
John (Keurlis) Potts
1696–1768
Bristol Twp, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Ruth (Rutter) Savage
1713–1786
Mantawny, Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Capt. Boyd's Timeline

2 Records

1763
13 Oct 1763
Birth of Capt. Samuel Boyd in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
1856
24 December 1856
Age 93
Death of Capt. Samuel Boyd in Madison Township, Daviess Co. Ind.
Madison Township, Daviess Co. Ind.

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1763
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 December 1856
    Event Place: Madison Township, Daviess Co. Ind.

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