Brief Life History of George G
When George G Boynton was born on 2 September 1898, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, his father, Frederick William Boynton, was 36 and his mother, Nellie Matilda Hale, was 30. He married Hilda C Anderson on 25 October 1919, in Allegan, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in South Haven, Van Buren, Michigan, United States in 1910 and Allegan, Allegan, Michigan, United States in 1930. He died in May 1985, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 86.
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- George Boynton, "United States Census, 1930"
- Geo. G. Boynton, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
- George G. Boynton, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1903 · Ford Motor Company
"Henry Ford built his first gasoline-powered vehicle, named the Quadricycle, in 1896, at his home in Detroit. Ford sold the Quadricycle for $200 and used the money to build a second car. In 1901, Ford raced his car ""Sweepstakes"" against Alexander Winton and won. The victory resulted in publicity for Ford which allowed him to gain investors for his new company, Ford Motor Company. The first Model A was sold on July 23, 1903, and the company was incorporated on November 13, 1903."
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
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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