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James Boyd 1754 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Jan 1754

Birth Location: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland

Death Date: 30 May 1828

Death Location: Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Father: James Boyd

Mother: Margaret Cullin

Spouse(s): Anna Yowler

Children(s): Mary Boyd

Born in 1754 in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, James Boyd was the child of James Albert Boyd and Margaret Cullin. In time, James Boyd married Anna Marie Yowler, and they raised a family that included Mary Ann Boyd. James Boyd died in Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania in 1828.

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Parents

James Boyd
1747 – 1767
Birth Location: Quemahoning, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
JB
Margaret Cullin
1740 – 1826
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Anna Yowler
1767 – 1814
Birth Location: New Salem, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Mary Boyd
1809 – 1895
Birth Location: Elk Lick,Somerset,Pennsylvania,USA
MB

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 30 Jan 1754
    Event Place: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 3 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Salisbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 3 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 3 Aug 1790
    Event Place: St John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: August 3, 1790
    Event Place: St John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1813
    Event Place: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 1814
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 May 1828
    Event Place: Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania
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