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Nancy Davis 1826 – 1848 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1826

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: Oct 15, 1848

Death Location: Burial: Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery Potters Mills Centre County Pennsylvania, USA

Father: ? Davies)

Mother: Frances Barclay

Spouse(s): William Boyd

Children(s): Missouria Boyd, James Boyd, William Boyd, Joshua Boyd

Nancy Davis was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania, the child of ? Davis (surname may be Davies) and Frances Barclay. In 1850, Nancy Davis resided in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. Nancy Davis married William H Boyd, and had children including Missouria Jane Boyd, James K Boyd, William Pierce Boyd, Joshua Boyd. Nancy Davis passed away in 1848 in Burial: Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery Potters Mills Centre County Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Nancy Davis was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania, the child of ? Davis (surname may be Davies) and Frances Barclay.
  • In 1850, Nancy Davis resided in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Nancy Davis married William H Boyd, and had children including Missouria Jane Boyd, James K Boyd, William Pierce Boyd, Joshua Boyd.
  • Nancy Davis passed away in 1848 in Burial: Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery Potters Mills Centre County Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

? Davies)
– 1836
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Frances Barclay
1796 – 1862
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Boyd
1814 – 1854
Birth Location: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Children(s)

Missouria Boyd
1844 – 1918
Birth Location: Jenner Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
MB
James Boyd
1845 – 1913
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JB
William Boyd
1852 – 1918
Birth Location: Somerset County, Pennsylvania
WB
Joshua Boyd
Birth Location: –
JB

Nancy Davis's Ancestors

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Nancy Davis
1826 – 1848
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
? Davis (surname may be Davies)
– 1836
Pennsylvania
Frances Barclay
1796 – 1862
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nancy Davis's Descendants

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Nancy Davis (24 March 1826 – Oct 15, 1848) m. William (H) Boyd (23 Sep 1814 – 27 September 1854)
  1. 1. Missouria (Jane) Boyd (20 Mar 1844 – 17 Sep 1918) m. Daniel Peterson (Jul 1834 – 1905)
    1. 1. Martha (Jane) Peterson (24 Jun 1863 – 13 May 1942) m. John (H) Judy (Apr 1870 – )
    2. 2. Nannie (Bell) Peterson (17 Feb 1871 – 23 Nov 1948) m. Rufus Rauch (December 1857 – 1924)
      1. 1. Nellie Rauch (2 November 1890 – 22 January 1948)
      2. 2. Blanche Rauch (16 Jun 1897 – Nov 1988)
    3. 3. William (James) Peterson (21 Mar 1873 – 29 Oct 1917) m. Olive (Blanche) Work (14 Sep 1880 – 18 Dec 1918)
      1. 1. Florence (May) Peterson (22 Feb 1902 – 19 May 1988) m. William (Donaldson) Buchanan (2 August 1897 – 23 February 1971)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Irene) Buchanan (28 December 1921 – 5 May 2008)
        2. 2. Eleanor Buchanan (24 Apr 1924 – 9 Apr 2011) m. Kenneth (E) Robertson (abt 1925 – 1991)
        3. 3. Kathryn (Marie) Buchanan (31 Dec 1925 – 14 Dec 2007) m. William (Louis) Brownlee (13 December 1914 – 21 October 1998)
        4. 4. Vivian Buchanan (25 Feb 1930 – 27 Feb 2004) m. Martin Zemler (12 September 1926 – 29 May 2012)
      2. 2. Boyd (Washington) Peterson (22 Feb. 1903 – 25 May 1903)
      3. 3. Raymond (Work) Peterson (1 May 1904 – 10 Nov 1927)
      4. 4. Harold (William) Peterson (17 Jun 1906 – 30 Oct 1906)
      5. 5. Kathryn (Elizabeth) Peterson (7 August 1908 – 8 July 1956) m. Harry (Isaiah) Schmidt (27 October 1904 – 10 January 1976)
        1. 1. Janet (Louise) Schmidt (abt 1931 – )
      6. 6. Helen (Adella) Peterson (12 Apr 1910 – 14 Oct 1910)
      7. 7. Margaret (Virginia) Peterson (19 Feb 1917 – 27 Jan 1979) m. Harry (Gerald) Miller (26 Jun 1914 – 25 January 1973)
        1. 1. Donald (Raymond) Miller (24 September 1935 – 21 September 2016) m. Rosemary (Evonne) Auen (25 Oct 1933 – 13 Feb 1987)
        2. 2. David (Harry) Miller (24 September 1935 – 29 Oct 2005) m. Adelaide Keyser (abt 1937 – )
        3. 3. James (Kenneth) Miller (29 Jun 1937 – Abt 2023) m. Patricia (A) Park (abt 1938 – 21 May 2009)
        4. 4. Judith (Anne) Miller (27 Aug 1940 – 27 Feb 2025) m. William Dembowski (11 Sep 1940 – )
        5. 5. Kathleen (Louise) Miller (22 Sep 1941 – 25 November 2016) m. David (Howard) Lougher (July 22 1937 – )
  2. 2. James (K) Boyd (26 Jan 1845 – 17 Jan 1913) m. Elizabeth (A.) Boyd (18 June 1845 – 8 December 1912)
    1. 1. Charles (A.) Boyd (24 February 1878 – 18 February 1931)
    2. 2. James (K.) Boyd (13 July 1884 – 29 August 1966)
  3. 3. William (Pierce) Boyd (2 Sep 1852 – 12 Sep 1918)
  4. 4. Joshua Boyd

Nancy Davis's Timeline

6 Records

1826
24 March 1826
Birth of Nancy Davis in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1848
Oct 15, 1848
Age 22
Death of Nancy Davis in Burial: Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery Potters Mills Centre County Pennsylvania, USA
Burial: Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery Potters Mills Centre County Pennsylvania, USA
1850
1850
Age 24
Nancy Davis resided here in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 44
Nancy Davis resided here in Johnstown Ward 6, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown Ward 6, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 54
Nancy Davis resided here in Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
1889
1889
Age 63
Nancy Davis resided here in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1826
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 001901-005420
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1964, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Pennsylvania, USA; Certificate Number Range: 098001-101250
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1110; Page: 20D; Enumeration District: 181
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Johnstown Ward 6, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1317; Page: 256A
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Johnstown Ward 6, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Johnstown Ward 6, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1317; Page: 256A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnstown, Cambria, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1110; Page: 20D; Enumeration District: 181

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1889
    Event Place: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 15, 1848
    Event Place: Burial: Centre Hill Presbyterian Cemetery Potters Mills Centre County Pennsylvania, USA
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