Brief Life History of John Adams
When John Adams Boyle was born on 7 October 1846, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Peter Adams Boyle, was 18 and his mother, Elizabeth McGregor Sinclair, was 25. He married Mary Snow on 9 April 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1855 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 24 March 1917, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- John Adam Boyle, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- John Adam Boyle, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- John A Boyle in entry for Mary Boyle, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1847 · The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland is established.
The United Presbyterian Church of Scotland was formed in 1847. For most of its existence the United Presbyterian Church was the third largest Presbyterian Church in Scotland and flourished in Scotland for 53 years. After being reunited with the Church of Scotland in 1929, it continues to bring relief to the local communities.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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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