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William H Boyd 1814 – 1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Sep 1814

Birth Location: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 27 September 1854

Death Location: Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: *James Boyd

Mother: *Anna Miller

Spouse(s): Nancy Davis

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

The story of William H Boyd began in 1814 in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States. In 1850, William H Boyd resided in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. William H Boyd married Nancy Davis, and had children including Missouria Jane Boyd, James K Boyd, William Pierce Boyd, Joshua Boyd. William H Boyd passed away in 1854 in Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William H Boyd began in 1814 in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States.
  • In 1850, William H Boyd resided in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • William H Boyd married Nancy Davis, and had children including Missouria Jane Boyd, James K Boyd, William Pierce Boyd, Joshua Boyd.
  • William H Boyd passed away in 1854 in Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

*James Boyd
1790 – 1889
Birth Location: Bedford, Pennsylvania
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*Anna Miller
1792 – 1870
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Davis
1826 – 1848
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

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

Self
William Boyd
1814 – 1854
Birth Place: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
*James Boyd
1790 – 1889
Bedford, Pennsylvania
*Anna (Catherine) Miller
1792 – 1870
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William Boyd
1744 – 1860
Cumberland cty, Pa
Nancy (Agnes) Black
1762 – 1860
Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Boyd
1704 – 1789
Nancy Urie
1725 – 1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lockhart
1669 – 1705
Louise Killearn
1675 –

William Boyd's Descendants

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William (H) Boyd (23 Sep 1814 – 27 September 1854) m. Nancy Davis (24 March 1826 – Oct 15, 1848)
  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

William Boyd's Timeline

3 Records

1814
23 Sep 1814
Birth of William H Boyd in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 36
William H Boyd resided here in Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
1854
27 September 1854
Age 40
Death of William H Boyd in Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1814
    Event Place: Jenner, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    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] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    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: Death
    Event Date: 27 September 1854
    Event Place: Jenners, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jennerstown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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