Estella or Ester Boyer

Brief Life History of Estella or Ester

When Estella or Ester Boyer was born in 1813, in Penn Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Boyer Sr., was 30 and her mother, Rosina Brouse, was 31. She married Isaac Woodling about 1834, in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Beaver Township, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 13 March 1881, in Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Selinsgrove, Snyder, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Woodling
1809–1873
Estella or Ester Boyer
1813–1881
Marriage: about 1834
Rebecca Tireck Woodling
1833–
Samuel F. Woodling
about 1834–1913
William B. Woodling
1837–1915
John B Woodling
1841–1905

Sources (11)

  • Hety Woodling in household of Isaac Woodling, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Estell Woodling, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
  • Estell Woodling, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"

World Events (8)

1813

Historical Boundaries: 1813: Union, Pennsylvania, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

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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