Brief Life History of William Boyes
When William Boyes Taylor was born on 14 December 1876, in Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, his father, James Austin Taylor, was 26 and his mother, Sarah Leonora Boyes, was 23. He married Stella Waime Jeremy on 17 June 1903. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in World in 1930 and Election Precinct 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1940. He died on 3 July 1960, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Holladay Memorial Park, Holladay, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- William B Taylor, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- William B. Taylor, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
- William Boyes Taylor, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
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1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1885
Historical Boundaries 1885: Oneida, Idaho Territory, United States 1885: Bingham, Idaho Territory, United States 1890: Bingham, Idaho, United States
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: occupational name for a tailor, from Anglo-Norman French, Middle English taillour ‘tailor’ (Old French tailleor, tailleur; Late Latin taliator, from taliare ‘to cut’). The surname is extremely common in Britain and Ireland. In North America, it has absorbed equivalents from other languages, many of which are also common among Ashkenazic Jews, for example German Schneider and Hungarian Szabo . It is also very common among African Americans.
In some cases also an Americanized form of French Terrien ‘owner of a farmland’ or of its altered forms, such as Therrien and Terrian .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY FROM GLEN TAYLOR My mother's name was Stella Waime Jeremy. My father died in Holladay, in 3 Jul 1960. His highest level of education was grade sc …
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