Brief Life History of John
When John Boynton was born on 29 December 1851, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, his father, Abraham Dodge Boynton, was 36 and his mother, Hannah Marie Burbank, was 34. He lived in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 27 August 1877, in Utah, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Jno H Boyington in household of Abram D Boyington, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Boynton, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Boynton, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines
The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in East Yorkshire named Boynton, from the Old English personal name Bōfa + the connective particle -ing- denoting association + tūn ‘settlement’. Alternatively, the name may have arisen from Boyton in Wiltshire (recorded in Domesday Book as Boientone) or from Boyington Court in Kent (recorded in 1207 as Bointon), both of which are named with the Old English personal name Boia + tūn ‘settlement’.
History: John Boynton emigrated from England to Salem, MA, 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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