Brief Life History of Jane
Jane Boyd was born on 10 August 1847, in Ireland as the daughter of James Boyd and Eliza J.. She married James Fahy Harper in 1870, in Shamokin, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Beaver, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 1 July 1885, in Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Pioneer Cemetery, Salina, Sevier, Utah, United States.
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Sources (7)
- Jane Harper in household of James Harper, "United States Census, 1880"
- Jane Boyd Harper, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jane Boyd in entry for Susana Mary Harper Mecham, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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Children (6)
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World Events (7)
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Beaver, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Beaver, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER James P. Anderson BIRTH 10 Apr DEATH 10 Apr 1865 BURIAL Pioneer Cemetery Salina, Sevier County, Utah, USA PLOT IJ-197-10 MEMORIAL ID 14221257 · View Source
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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