Brief Life History of Jean Baptiste
When Jean Baptiste Boyer was born on 4 November 1811, in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States, his father, Francois Joseph Boyer, was 29 and his mother, Celeste Levrard, was 24. He married Adrienne Hannah Valois on 9 October 1838, in Ste. Genevieve Township, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Concord Township, Washington, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States in 1850. He died in 1855, in Ste. Genevieve, Louisiana, New France, at the age of 44.
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- John B Boyer, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Baptist Boyer, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"
- John B Boyer, "United States Census, 1850"
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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
Historical Boundaries: 1812: Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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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