Brief Life History of Ellis
When Ellis Boynton was born on 25 April 1794, in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Nathaniel Smith, was 37 and his mother, Mary Vial, was 37. He married Lucy Torrey on 2 June 1816, in Saugus, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Ellis Boynton, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Eliss Boynton, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Eliss Boynton, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1794– Male
1793–1835 Female
Children (3)
1817– Female
1820– Female
1823– Female
Parents and Siblings
1756–1821 Male
1758– Female
Siblings (8)
1781– Female
1782– Female
1785–1786 Male
1787– Male
1789– Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 6
1803
Age 9
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 31
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Boynton, from the Old English personal name Bōfa + the connective particle -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’. Alternatively, the name may have arisen from Boyton in Wiltshire (recorded in Domesday Book as Boientone) or from Boyington Court in Kent (recorded in 1207 as Bointon), both of which are named with the Old English personal name Boia + tūn ‘settlement’.
History: John Boynton emigrated from England to Salem, MA, 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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