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William B. Boyles 1842 – 1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1842

Birth Location: PA

Death Date: 10.22.1862

Death Location: Pocotaligo, S.C. Civil War

Father: Jonathan Boyles

Mother: Hannah Andrews

Spouse(s): Lydia McGinnes

Children(s): William Boyles

In 1842, William B. Boyles Sr. entered the world in PA, born to Jonathan "John" Boyles and Hannah Andrews. William B. Boyles Sr. married Lydia S. McGinnes, and had children including William B. Boyles. William B. Boyles Sr. passed away in 1862 in Pocotaligo, S.C. Civil War.

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Biography

  • In 1842, William B. Boyles Sr. entered the world in PA, born to Jonathan "John" Boyles and Hannah Andrews.
  • William B. Boyles Sr. married Lydia S. McGinnes, and had children including William B. Boyles.
  • William B. Boyles Sr. passed away in 1862 in Pocotaligo, S.C. Civil War.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Boyles
1806 – 1889
Birth Location: Huntingdon Co., PA
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Hannah Andrews
1804 – 1885
Birth Location: Coventry, Kent, RI, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lydia McGinnes
1818 –
Birth Location: PA
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Children(s)

William Boyles
1854 – 1928
Birth Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
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William Boyles's Ancestors

Self
William Boyles
1842 – 1862
Birth Place: PA
Parents
Jonathan "John" Boyles
1806 – 1889
Huntingdon Co., PA
Hannah Andrews
1804 – 1885
Coventry, Kent, RI, USA
Grandparents
Henry (A) Boyles
1765 – 1833
Ballynahinch, Down, Northern Ireland
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Cherry
1785 – 1850
West Pennsboro, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Isaac Andrews
1773 –
Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Submitt Matteson
1773 – 1850
West Greenwich, Kent Co., Rhode Island
Great-Grandparents
ALEXANDER BOYLES
1725 – 1770
Charity Armstrong
1725 – 1827
Andrew Cherry
1754 – 1841
Catherine Ehrman
1768 – 1831
Rebecca Greene
1734 – 1784
Joseph Matteson
1722 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Boyles's Descendants

1.
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William (B.) Boyles (abt 1842 – 10.22.1862) m. Lydia (S.) McGinnes (abt 1818 – )
  1. 1. William (B.) Boyles (22 Sep 1854 – 12 Dec 1928) m. Margaret (J) Duffy (15 Oct 1858 – 24 Apr 1919)
    1. 1. William (Bernard) Boyles (3 March 1885 – 6 May 1958) m. Nellie (Alice) Dummer (Abt. 1882 – 9 Dec 1956)
      1. 1. William (B.) Boyles (4 August 1908 – 6 March 1909)
      2. 2. Bernice Boyles (1910 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Edward) Boyles (28 May 1911 – March 1983)
      4. 4. John Boyles (26 May 1916 – April 1981)
      5. 5. Lorraine (Rita) Boyles (30 Jan 1920 – Dec 1991) m. Michael (F) Mattran (4 Jun 1909 – 26 Aug 1971) m. Pedersen
        1. 1. William (Charles) Mattran (Dec 1949 – ) m. Linda loveland m. Donna
        2. 2. Jo (anna) Mattran m. Samuel Berg
      6. 6. Eileen (Mae) Boyles (8 May 1924 – 27 Aug 2002)
    2. 2. Edward (James) Boyle (13 June 1886 – 16 September 1948)
    3. 3. Mary (Agnes) Boyles (16 Dec 1892 – 29 March 1957)
    4. 4. Anna (E) Boyles (16 Sep 1895 – 19 May 1971)
    5. 5. Robert (George) Boyles (12 Jan 1901 – 12 April 1981)

William Boyles's Timeline

2 Records

1842
abt 1842
Birth of William B. Boyles Sr. in PA
PA
1862
10.22.1862
Age 20
Death of William B. Boyles Sr. in Pocotaligo, S.C. Civil War
Pocotaligo, S.C. Civil War

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1842
    Event Place: PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10.22.1862
    Event Place: Pocotaligo, S.C. Civil War
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