John Selvoy Boyer

Brief Life History of John Selvoy

When John Selvoy Boyer was born on 31 March 1867, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, John Sell Boyer, was 26 and his mother, Julia Ann Crandall, was 25. He married Susanna Bailey Jarrett on 1 May 1889, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He immigrated to Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1906 and lived in Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 21 July 1945, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Selvoy Boyer
1867–1945
Susanna Bailey Jarrett
1868–1943
Marriage: 1 May 1889
Margaret Chloe Boyer
1889–1978
Catherine Boyer
1891–1951
Mahilda Boyer
1894–1921
Selvoy Jarrett Boyer
1897–1985
Mildred Boyer
1899–1978
Arthur Crandall Boyer
1901–1993
Mary Branagan Boyer
1906–1991
Edward Herbert Boyer
1910–2002
June Wright Boyer
1921–1974

Sources (62)

  • John Selvoy Boyer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • John S Boyer, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • John Selvoy Jr Boyer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

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.

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

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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Biography of Susannah Bailey JARRETT

The Biography of Susannah Bailey Jarrett by her daughter, Mary Boyer In far away England, just out of the remote village of Longham in a quaint, thatched farm house, Susannah Bailey Jarrett was bo …

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