James Boyd Woodward

Brief Life History of James Boyd

When James Boyd Woodward was born on 1 July 1801, in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States, his father, Abner Woodward, was 36 and his mother, Clemence Woodward, was 34. He married Mary Allen De La Montagnie about 1830, in New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States in 1860. He died on 4 March 1870, in California, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Pioneer Memorial Cemetery, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Boyd Woodward
1801–1870
Mary Allen De La Montagnie
1803–1894
Marriage: about 1830
Raymond de la Montaigne Woodward
1834–1898
William De La Montaigne Woodward
1835–1916
Josephine Woodward
1842–1907
Margaret Louisa Woodward
1848–1865

Sources (13)

  • James B Woodward, "United States Census, 1840"
  • James B Woodward, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • James Boyd Woodward, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1804

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies with intense personal differences for quite some time. Burr accused Hamilton of publicly disparaging his character during the elections of 1800 and 1804. On the morning of July 11, the two politicians went to Weehawken, New Jersey to resolve the disputes with an official duel. Both men were armed with a pistol. Hamilton missed, but Burr's shot fatally wounded Hamilton, who would die by the following day. The duel custom had been outlawed in New York by 1804, resulting in Burr fleeing the state due to an arrest warrant. He would later be accused of treason, but ultimately be acquitted.

1818

Oldest listed burial : Baby Anderson Birth unknown Death 19 May 1818 Burial Pioneer Memorial Cemetery San Bernardino, San Bernardino County, California, USA Plot block 2-8-7- Memorial ID 30014373

1820

On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a forester employed to look after the trees and game in a forest, Middle English woodward (from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + weard ‘guardian, protector’).

History: Henry Woodward emigrated from England in 1635 and settled first in Dorchester, MA, and subsequently in Northampton, MA. He had many prominent descendants. Another Henry Woodward, born c. 1646 in the British West Indies, was the first English settler in SC (1664).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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