Brief Life History of Eben Moody
When Eben Moody Boynton was born on 23 July 1840, in Harrisville, Harrison, Ohio, United States, his father, Alfred Methusaleh Boynton, was 33 and his mother, Abigail Minott Moody, was 29. He married Anna Bartlett Gale on 1 May 1872, in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1870 and West Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States for about 30 years. He died on 10 March 1927, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 86.
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Sources (31)
- Ebenezer Brynton in household of Alfred Brynton, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eben Moody Boynton, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
- Eben Moody Boynton, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1840–1927 Male
1848–1916 Female
Children (5)
1873–1934 Female
1875– Female
1876– Female
1878–1953 Female
1880–1880 Female
Parents and Siblings
1807–1867 Male
1811–1847 Female
Siblings (4)
1837–1905 Male
1840–1927 Male
1842–1913 Male
1845– Male
World Events (8)
1860 · Abraham Lincoln Elected President
Age 20
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 20
1863
Age 23
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Boynton, from the Old English personal name Bōfa + the connective particle -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’. Alternatively, the name may have arisen from Boyton in Wiltshire (recorded in Domesday Book as Boientone) or from Boyington Court in Kent (recorded in 1207 as Bointon), both of which are named with the Old English personal name Boia + tūn ‘settlement’.
History: John Boynton emigrated from England to Salem, MA, 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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