Brief Life History of John David
When John David Boyd was born about 1823, in Whiteoak Township, Highland, Ohio, United States, his father, William Boyd, was 45 and his mother, Rachel Hill, was 44. He married Susannah Hiks on 20 October 1844, in Highland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Concord Township, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1870. He died on 30 September 1894, in Whiteoak Township, Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 72.
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- David Boyd, "United States Census, 1870"
- David Boyd, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- David Boyd, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the island of Bute in the Firth of Clyde, from Bòid (genitive case of Bòd, the Gaelic name of the island of Bute) or Bòideach, denoting a person from Bute. Alternatively, the name may denote descendants of a Gilla filius Boed, who appears in reference to Glasgow Cathedral in the early 12th century, perhaps from the Gaelic personal name Boite, of uncertain origin.
Scottish and Irish: from the Gaelic epithet buidhe ‘yellow(-haired)’. Compare Bowie .
Manx: from Mac Gille Buidhe ‘son of the yellow-haired lad’ (compare 2 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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