Brief Life History of William Henry
When William Henry Boyle was born on 19 February 1851, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, his father, Henry Green Boyle, was 26 and his mother, Keziah Donnell Holladay, was 16. He married Mary Jane Ewell on 24 December 1869, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 22 January 1913, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Wm H Holliday in household of Jno Holliday, "United States Census, 1860"
- William H Boyle, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- William Henry Boyle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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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.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Liam, Declan, Fergus, John Patrick, Padraic, Seamus, Aileen, Brigid, Cathal, Colm, Conn.
Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Baoighill ‘descendant of Baoigheall’, a personal name of uncertain meaning, perhaps from baoth ‘rash’ + geall ‘pledge’.
Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Biéville, near Caen, Normandy, formerly Boiavilla. The Boyle earls of Glasgow, lords of Kelburne (Ayrshire) are descended from Adam son of Gilbert son of Richer de Boiville. In 12th-century England, men named de Boiville held land in Millom and Saint Bees, Cumberland, and were associated with grants of land in Gloucestershire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LIFE SKETCH OF LEONA PEARL BOYLE WRITTEN BY HERSELF
I was born in the little town of Santaquin, Utah on the sixth of March, 1893. My brother Will was awakened in the middle of the night and told to get the horse and buggy ready to go for the midwife t …
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