Brief Life History of Philip Henry
When Philip Henry Boyer was born on 4 November 1839, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Augustus Sell Boyer, was 23 and his mother, Catharine Houtz, was 23. He married Sarah Ann Sanderson on 25 March 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 6 June 1905, in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Philip Boyer, "United States Census, 1870"
- Phillip Henry Boyer, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Philip in entry for Harry Guy Boyer, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
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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