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William Frank Boston 1881–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 7 Oct 1938

Death Location: Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States of America

Father: John Boston

Mother: Martha Layton

Spouse(s): Mabel Layton

Children(s): Melvin Boston, Allan Boston, Raymond Boston, Marion Boston, Irvin Boston

William Frank Boston was born in 1881 in Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA, the child of John Boston And Martha Layton. William Frank Boston married Mabel Layton, and had children including Allan Stanley Boston, Irvin Leroy Boston, Marion Leon Boston, Melvin Boston, Raymond Lester Boston. William Frank Boston passed away in 1938 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Frank Boston was born in 1881 in Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA, the child of John Boston And Martha Layton.
  • William Frank Boston married Mabel Layton, and had children including Allan Stanley Boston, Irvin Leroy Boston, Marion Leon Boston, Melvin Boston, Raymond Lester Boston.
  • William Frank Boston passed away in 1938 in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Boston's Ancestors

Self
William Boston
1881–1938
Birth Place: Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA
Parents
John Boston
1853–1935
Missouri, USA
Martha Layton
1859–
Wisconsin
Grandparents
Joshua (Mathias) Boston
1825–1909
Goose Creek, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
William (David) Layton
1835–1914
Danville, Illinois
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boston's Descendants

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William (Frank) Boston (7 Dec 1881–7 Oct 1938) m. Mabel Layton (9/1891–3/14/1949)
  1. 1. Melvin Boston 1918–1981
  2. 2. Allan (Stanley) Boston 1921–1984
  3. 3. Raymond (Lester) Boston 1926–1980
  4. 4. Marion (Leon) Boston 1920–
  5. 5. Irvin (Leroy) Boston 1914–1986 m. Hazel (Pauline) Carson 1926–1989
    1. 1. David (Leroy) Boston 1950–1950

William Boston's Timeline

2 Records

1881
7 Dec 1881
Birth of William Frank Boston in Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA
Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA
1938
7 Oct 1938
Age 57
Death of William Frank Boston in Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA
Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Bristow, Butler, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: Montana, U.S., Birth Records, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services; Helena, Montana; Montana, Birth Records, 1919-1986

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1938
    Event Place: Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States of America

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