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James Maxwell, Sr BOYD 1763 – 1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1763

Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 14 Jan 1853

Death Location: Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,

Father: William Boyd

Mother: Jeanette BRISBIN

Spouse(s): Sarah Sloan

Children(s): Margaret Boyd

According to available records, James Maxwell Sr BOYD was born in 1763 in Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of William Boyd and Jeanette BRISBIN. Following those early years, James Maxwell Sr BOYD married Sarah Sloan, and their family grew to include Margaret Peggy Boyd. In the later years of life, James Maxwell Sr BOYD died in 1853 in Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,.

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Parents

William Boyd
1733 – 1808
Birth Location: Derry, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Jeanette BRISBIN
1735 – 1820
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Sloan
1766 – 1797
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Children(s)

Margaret Boyd
1791 – 1870
Birth Location: Blount, Tennessee, United States
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 31 Jan 1763
    Event Place: Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 Jan 1853
    Event Place: Newton, Newton, Mississippi, USA,
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