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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

In 1754, James Boyd entered the world in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, born to James Albert Boyd and Margaret Cullin. James Boyd married Anna Marie Yowler, and had children including Mary Ann Boyd. James Boyd passed away in 1828 in Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania.

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Biography

  • In 1754, James Boyd entered the world in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland, born to James Albert Boyd and Margaret Cullin.
  • James Boyd married Anna Marie Yowler, and had children including Mary Ann Boyd.
  • James Boyd passed away in 1828 in Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Boyd
1747 – 1767
Birth Location: Quemahoning, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
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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
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James Boyd's Ancestors

Self
James Boyd
1754 – 1828
Birth Place: , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
Parents
James Albert Boyd
1747 – 1767
Quemahoning, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret Cullin
1740 – 1826
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Boyd's Descendants

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James Boyd (30 Jan 1754 – 30 May 1828) m. Anna (Marie) Yowler (26 Jul 1767 – 1814)
  1. 1. Mary (Ann) Boyd (20 December 1809 – 1 October 1895) m. Peter Shock (5 February 1800 – 13 November 1895)
    1. 1. William (M.) Shock (22 August 1850 – 26 November 1933) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Shock (12 April 1851 – 1 February 1919)
      1. 1. Rev. (John Wesley) Shock (14 February 1873 – 16 Nov 1957) m. Ida (May) Cary (11 APR 1876 – 1 September 1953)
        1. 1. Harold (William) Shock (10 March 1896 – 24 October 1984)
        2. 2. Edna (M) Shock (1898 – )
        3. 3. Lucille (Lillian) Shock (1 Dec 1899 – 19 Jun 1983) m. Bertsel ("Bert" Clyde) Fruchey (29 Sep 1901 – 1 Oct 1977)
        4. 4. Margaret (R) Shock (1902 – 1902)
        5. 5. Clarice (Irene) Wirt (9 April 1904 – 1994)
        6. 6. Evelyn (Kathryn) Shock (20 June 1910 – 19 January 1930)
      2. 2. Clinton Shock (Abt 1875 – )
      3. 3. James Shock (Abt 1877 – )
      4. 4. Arvilla Shock (Abt 1879 – )

James Boyd's Timeline

8 Records

1754
30 Jan 1754
Birth of James Boyd in , Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
, Avondale, Lanark, Scotland
1790
3 Aug 1790
Age 36
James Boyd was married in Salisbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
Salisbury, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
1790
3 Aug 1790
Age 36
James Boyd was married in Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1790
3 Aug 1790
Age 36
James Boyd was married in St John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
St John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1790
August 3, 1790
Age 36
James Boyd was married in St John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
St John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA
1813
1813
Age 59
James Boyd was married in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA
1814
1814
Age 60
James Boyd was married in Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1828
30 May 1828
Age 74
Death of James Boyd in Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania

Sources

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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