Jean Baptiste Boyer

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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Family Time Line

Jean Baptiste Boyer
1811–1855
Adrienne Hannah Valois
1819–1900
Marriage: 9 October 1838
Missouri Boyer
1834–1920
Joseph Boyer
1851–
Zoe Boyer
1837–1908
John F. Boyer
1840–1924
Marie Andaire Boyer
1842–1880
Celia Cleotilde Boyer
1843–
Rosa Boyer
1844–
Florence Boyer
1846–
James T Boyer
1848–
Philomel Boyer
1848–
John B Boyer
1850–
James Boyér
1852–1925
Mary Caroline Celestue Boyer
1852–1919

Sources (3)

  • John B Boyer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Baptist Boyer, "Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920"
  • John B Boyer, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (6)

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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