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William Bosley Foy 1837–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1837

Birth Location: Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 28 August 1920

Death Location: Moab, Grand County, Utah, United States of America

Father: Thomas Foy

Mother: Catherine Foy

Spouse(s): Lucinda Foy, Ophelia Foy

Children(s): John Foy, William Foy, Thomas Foy, Perry Foy, Frederick Foy, Oscar Foy, Olive Carrell, Mary Steele, May Gordon

William Bosley Foy was born in 1837 in Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Birk Foy And Catherine Rebecca Fink Foy. In 1880, William Bosley Foy resided in Fremont, Piute, Utah, USA. William Bosley Foy married Lucinda Maria Bingham Foy, Ophelia Cedenia Bingham Foy, and had children including Amy Lucindia Foy, Edith Adell Foy, Emma Cedenia Foy, Frederick Lorenzo Foy, James Henry Foy, John Laurence Foy, Maria Diane Foy Summerville, Mary Emilina Foy Steele, May Alveretta Foy Gordon, Olive Louisa Foy Carrell, Oscar L Or Freeman Fox Or Foy, Perry Elijah Foy, Thomas Bingham Foy, William B Foy, William Eurastus Foy. William Bosley Foy passed away in 1920 in Moab, Grand County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Bosley Foy was born in 1837 in Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Thomas Birk Foy And Catherine Rebecca Fink Foy.
  • In 1880, William Bosley Foy resided in Fremont, Piute, Utah, USA.
  • William Bosley Foy married Lucinda Maria Bingham Foy, Ophelia Cedenia Bingham Foy, and had children including Amy Lucindia Foy, Edith Adell Foy, Emma Cedenia Foy, Frederick Lorenzo Foy, James Henry Foy, John Laurence Foy, Maria Diane Foy Summerville, Mary Emilina Foy Steele, May Alveretta Foy Gordon, Olive Louisa Foy Carrell, Oscar L Or Freeman Fox Or Foy, Perry Elijah Foy, Thomas Bingham Foy, William B Foy, William Eurastus Foy.
  • William Bosley Foy passed away in 1920 in Moab, Grand County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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William Foy's Ancestors

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William Foy
1837–1920
Birth Place: Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Thomas Birk Foy
1802–1873
Manheim, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Catherine (Rebecca Fink) Foy
1809–1870
Wheatfield, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Foy's Descendants

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William (Bosley) Foy (9 Sep 1837–28 August 1920) m. Lucinda (Maria Bingham) Foy (1 June 1848–27 February 1924) m. Ophelia (Cedenia Bingham) Foy (19 August 1859–29 May 1936)
  1. 1. John (Laurence) Foy 1872–1959 m. Margaret (Ann Payne) Foy 1871–1953
  2. 2. William (Eurastus) Foy 1866–1957 m. Rosannah Carrell 1869–1957
    1. 1. Lelia Foy 1886–
    2. 2. Dorothy (Mariah) Foy 1887–1978
    3. 3. William (Clarence) Foy 1889–1968
    4. 4. Lelia (Rosannah) Foy 1891–
    5. 5. Ethel (Mae) Foy 1894–1974
  3. 3. Thomas (Bingham) Foy 1868–1950 m. Martha (Anna Wilcox Westwood) Foy 1871–1962 m. Juliette (Julia Burr) Foy 1871–1912
    1. 1. Edna (May) Foy 1893–1974
    2. 2. Leslie (Thomas) Foy 1894–1937
    3. 3. Elsie (Viola) Foy 1897–
    4. 4. Maude (Adele) Foy 1900–
  4. 4. Perry (Elijah) Foy 1870–1955 m. Effie (Elvira Locks) Foy 1874–1930
    1. 1. Eva (E Foy) Hitons 1907–
    2. 2. Leona (E) Foy 1901–1922
    3. 3. Earl (P) Foy 1910–1931
    4. 4. Pearl (E) Foy 1919–1919
    5. 5. James (William) Foy 1895–1917
    6. 6. Mazel (M. Foy) Latham 1903–1992
    7. 7. Franklin (Perry) Foy 1897–1963
  5. 5. Frederick (Lorenzo) Foy 1875–1958
  6. 6. Oscar (L. Or Freeman Fox or) Foy 1878–1965
  7. 7. Olive (Louisa Foy) Carrell 1864–1929 m. John (Franklin) Carrell 1856–1932
    1. 1. Dorothy (Lucinda Carrell) Pectol 1880–1933
    2. 2. John (William) Carrell 1878–1918
    3. 3. Olive (Rosana) Carrell 1882–1884
    4. 4. James (Hudson) Carrell 1884–1961 m. Nancy (Janey Huntsman) Carrell 1883–1918
      1. 1. James (William) Carrell 1918–1944
      2. 2. Reva (Carrell) Rodden 1905–1999
    5. 5. Amy (Cedenia "Dena" Carrell) Webster 1886–1981 m. William (Frederick "Fred") Webster 1881–1968
      1. 1. Olive ("Fern" Webster) shurtliff 1924–2005 m. David (Dean) Shurtliff 1923–2006
    6. 6. George (Alfred) Carrell 1888–1964
    7. 7. Elric (Alfonza) Carrell 1891–1894
    8. 8. Thomas (Perry) Carrell 1893–1893
    9. 9. Minnie (Alveretta) Carrell 1895–1977
    10. 10. Fred (Freeman) Carrell 1900–1981
    11. 11. Ulric (Alonzo) Carrell 1902–1920
    12. 12. Novella (Carrell) Potts 1906–1997 m. Percival ("Percy") Potts 1901–1995
      1. 1. Vivian Potts 1924–
      2. 2. Junior Potts 1926–
  8. 8. Mary (Emilina Foy) Steele 1883–1924
  9. 9. May (Alveretta Foy) Gordon 1887–1967

William Foy's Timeline

3 Records

1837
9 Sep 1837
Birth of William Bosley Foy in Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 43
William Bosley Foy resided here in Fremont, Piute, Utah, USA
Fremont, Piute, Utah, USA
1920
28 August 1920
Age 83
Death of William Bosley Foy in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States of America
Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1837
    Event Place: Wheatfield, Indiana, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fremont, Piute, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 536A; Enumeration District: 037
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1847-2012

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fremont, Piute, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fremont, Piute, Utah; Roll: 1336; Family History Film: 1255336; Page: 536A; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 August 1920
    Event Place: Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1847-2012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moab, Grand County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1847-2012

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