Brief Life History of Marietta
Marietta Boyd was born in 1803, in Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She married Willard Taft on 14 January 1815, in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Meritea Bards, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Meritea Bard in entry for Willard Taft, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
- Maritta Boyd, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
Spouse and Children
1791–1832 Male
1803– Female
Children (5)
1816–1870 Male
1818–1875 Female
1820–1843 Female
1828–1831 Male
1831–1832 Male
World Events (8)
1803
Age 0
1811 · USS Revenge
Age 8
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 33
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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