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William A Boyd 1882 – 1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1882

Birth Location: providence, Cecil County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1958

Death Location: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William Boyd

Mother: Florence Michael

Spouse(s): Mary Thatcher

Children(s): Evelyn Boyd, William Boyd, James Boyd, Mary Boyd

According to available records, William A Boyd was born in 1882 in providence, Cecil County, Maryland, USA, the child of William T. Boyd and Florence L. Mc Michael. Following those early years, William A Boyd married Mary Elizabeth Thatcher, and their family grew to include Evelyn Frances Boyd, William M Boyd, James Laverne Boyd and Mary Marcella Boyd. In the later years of life, William A Boyd died in 1958 in Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Parents

William Boyd
1853 – 1928
Birth Location: Little Britain, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
WB
Florence Michael
1877 –
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
FM

Spouses(s)

Mary Thatcher
1889 – 1944
Birth Location: Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
MT

Children(s)

Evelyn Boyd
1909 – 1976
Birth Location: Virginia, United States of America
EB
William Boyd
1913 – 1991
Birth Location: Honey Brook, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
WB
James Boyd
1919 – 1980
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
JB
Mary Boyd
1924 – 2002
Birth Location: Chester Del, Pennsylvania
MB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 6 Apr 1882
    Event Place: providence, Cecil County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Delaware

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Pennsylvania; Registration County: Delaware

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: Chester, Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: , Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Recor

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Apr 1958
    Event Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

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