Brief Life History of William Spiers
When William Spiers Boyce was born on 24 August 1853, in Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, William Boyce, was 28 and his mother, Phoebe Spiers, was 27. He married Harriet Lunie Peirce on 2 November 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880 and Millcreek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 26 April 1924, in Taylorsville, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Murray Cemetery, Murray, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Wm Boyce, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- William Boyce, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
Name Meaning
English and Irish (mainly Donegal): of Norman origin, a habitational name from from one or more places in Normandy named with Old French bois ‘wood, grove’, especially Bois-Arnault and Bus-Saint-Rémy (Eure), and Bosc-le-Hard (Seine-Maritime), each of which is known to have given its name to an aristocratic Norman family in England. The name was taken by the Normans from England to Ireland, where it was also adopted to Anglicize Irish Ó Buadhaigh (see Bogue ).
English: variant of Bush , influenced by Old French bois in 1 above, or else a translation of this term.
Americanized form of French Bois .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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