Brief Life History of Willard William
When Willard William Boden was born on 12 September 1857, in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, James Boden, was 34 and his mother, Annorah Coleman, was 29. He married Dicey Bernettie Wakley on 17 January 1878, in Box Elder, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Aberdare, Glamorgan, Wales in 1861 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 17 July 1932, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Dayton Cemetery, Dayton, Franklin, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (62)
- Willard Boden in entry for Polly B Coburn, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Willard Boden, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Willard Boden in entry for Ransom Carey Vanleuven and Sarah Irene Boden, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1857–1932 Male
1857–1910 Female
Children (8)
1878–1935 Male
1879–1963 Female
1881–1955 Female
1884–1914 Male
1887–1975 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1823–1868 Male
1828–1899 Female
Siblings (11)
1847–1880 Female
1850–1926 Female
1852–1899 Male
1853–1855 Female
1855–1916 Male
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World Events (8)
1859 · Logan is Founded
Age 2
1863
Age 6
1877 · Logan's First Stake is Formed
Age 20
Name Meaning
North German: patronymic from the personal name Bode .
German: topographic name for someone living in a valley bottom or the low-lying area of a field, Middle High German boden ‘ground, bottom’. Compare English Bottom .
Swedish (Bodén): ornamental or habitational name, possibly from bod ‘small hut’ or from a placename containing this element; the adjectival suffix -én is a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’. Compare Bodin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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