Brief Life History of Sylvanus
When Sylvanus Boyack was born on 21 March 1883, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States, his father, David Doig Boyack, was 36 and his mother, Aurelia Mayer Brimhall, was 24. He married Hilda Fredricka Berlin on 24 June 1914, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1908 and lived in Butte, Idaho, United States in 1935 and Moore, Butte, Idaho, United States for about 10 years. He died on 8 May 1979, in Fremont, Alameda, California, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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Sources (45)
- Sylvanus Boyack, "United States 1950 Census"
- Sylvanus Boyack, "Utah, Weber County Marriages, 1887-1939"
- Sylvanus Boyack, "Utah, World War I County Draft Board Registers, Name Index, 1917-1918"
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World Events (8)
1885
Historical Boundaries - 1895: Blaine, Idaho, United States; 1917: Butte, Idaho, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed
Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.
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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