Brief Life History of David Doig
When David Doig Boyack was born on 21 March 1847, in Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Boyack Sr., was 41 and his mother, Elizabeth Mealmaker, was 41. He married Aurelia Mayer Brimhall on 4 December 1878, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1855 and lived in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States in 1905 and Lost River, Butte, Idaho, United States in 1930. He registered for military service in 1905. He died on 10 March 1931, in Moore, Butte, Idaho, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Spanish Fork City Cemetery, Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- David Doig Boyack, "Utah, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records, 1914-1960"
- David Doig Boyack, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
- David Boyack, "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891"
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1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Utah, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment
Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.
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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History of David Doig Boyack (given to me by Nona Farmer) and typed as written
James Boyack Sr. was born August 25, 1805 at Maine, Forforshire, Scotland. He was the son of William Boyack and Catherine Moody. In 1827 he married Elizabeth Mealmaker who was born April 30, 1805, a …
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