Brief Life History of Cary William
Dr. Cary William Boyd was born on 26 May 1810, in Virginia, United States as the son of Robert Boyd and Dehannah -unknown-. He married Ruth Mackley on 16 February 1830, in Jackson, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Athens Township, Ringgold, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Center Township, Cloud, Kansas, United States in 1880. He died on 10 January 1887, in Thompsonville, Jefferson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Mount Calvary And Rose Hill Cemetery, Newman, Jefferson, Kansas, United States.
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- Cary Boyd, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Cary W. Boyd - Published information: birth-name: Cary William Boyd
- Carey Boyd, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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"Butcher Boyd" Union Army doctor
Cary Boyd was a Union Army doctor dubbed "Butcher Boyd" due to all the gangrene amputations of the day. He married Anna Jarvis, 1/2 Pawnee Indian, and the two homesteaded in Cloud County, KS after the …
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