Hannah Boyack

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Boyack was born on 12 March 1835, in Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Boyack Sr., was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Mealmaker, was 29. She married James McFarland on 6 April 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. She immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1855 and lived in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1851 and Riverdale, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 31 January 1915, in West Weber, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James McFarland
1835–1915
Hannah Boyack
1835–1915
Marriage: 6 April 1856
Elizabeth McFarland
1857–1935
McFarland
1864–1864
William Boyack McFarland
1858–1906
Margaret McFarland
1860–1930
Mary McFarland
1861–1864
Hannah Sarah McFarland
1863–1944
James Boyack McFarland
1866–1951
Peter Fenton McFarland
1868–1939
Robert Boyack McFarland
1870–1934
Isabel McFarland
1872–1951
Annie Ririe McFarland
1874–1940
BabyBoy McFarland
1876–1876
Rose McFarland
1878–1960

Sources (40)

  • Alice Mc Farland in household of James Mc Farland, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Hannah Boyack for daughter, Isabel McFarland and Parley Pratt Bingham (Application for License), "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Hannah Boyack for Robert McFarland (19 February 1934), "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1965"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1841

EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER: Josiah Nelson BIRTH 1841 Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA DEATH 1841 (aged less–than 1 year) Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA BURIAL Ogden City Cemetery Ogden, Weber County, Utah, USA MEMORIAL ID 240526232 · View Source

1857

Historical Boundaries 1857: Weber, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Scottish (Angus): habitational name from a lost place in Angus. It has been recorded in Scotland since the 16th century.

Americanized form of Polish Bojak: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The Indians wanted little Rose

When Rose was a very little girl (around 2 years old), one day the Indians rode up on their horses to their house. This would have been around the year 1880 and more than likely before the Indians wer …

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