Brief Life History of John
When John Boyer was born on 27 November 1784, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Philip Boyer, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Nungesser, was 33. He married Elizabeth Spatz about 1809, in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 23 January 1837, in Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Saint Peters Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Boyer, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Boyer in entry for Maria Boyer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Jonathan Boyer in entry for Mary Boyer, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution
On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
French: regional variant of Bouvier ‘herdsman’. This surname is also found in Haiti. Compare Bouyea and Boyea .
Altered form of German Bayer or Beyer .
German: habitational name for someone from Boye (near Celle-Hanover).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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