Lewis D.
BOYNTON
(b.
7 August 1802
,
Massachusetts (District of Maine)
d.
9 September 1871
,
Elyria, Ohio, USA
)
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Lewis D. BOYNTON was born 7 August 1802 in Massachusetts (District of Maine)
Lewis D. BOYNTON was the child of ? and ?Lewis D. BOYNTON died 9 September 1871 in Elyria, Ohio, USA.
son of Joshua Boynton and Beze Delano
m. Ruth Wellman
m. Azula King
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Occupation
Lewis D. BOYNTON was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Lewis D. BOYNTON was a Farmer.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
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1802 Birth 7 August 1802
Massachusetts (District of Maine)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.Death from a Cigar
DEATH FROM A CIGAR. The Elyria Constitutionalist records the death of Mr. L. D. Boynton, an old and respected citizen of that place, as follows:
It becomes our painful duty to chronicle the death of Mr. L. D. Boynton, which sad event took place on Saturday morning from injuries received by his clothes catching fire from the ashes of a cigar he was smoking. The particulars of the accident, as we learn them, are as follows:
Early Thursday evening Mr. Boynton took several members of his family to the residence of a son-in-law residing about a mile west of him, and left them there while he proceeded as far as the Six-Mile House, kept by John Stiwald. He remained here a short time, lit a cigar and started for home. He had not proceeded far before he dropped some of the ashes of his cigar between his vest and shirt. To this he paid no attention at the time, but soon he felt a burning sensation in the region of the abdomen. He immediately unbuttoned his pants to put out the fire,...Read MORE...
DEATH FROM A CIGAR. The Elyria Constitutionalist records the death of Mr. L. D. Boynton, an old and respected citizen of that place, as follows:
It becomes our painful duty to chronicle the death of Mr. L. D. Boynton, which sad event took place on Saturday morning from injuries received by his clothes catching fire from the ashes of a cigar he was smoking. The particulars of the accident, as we learn them, are as follows:
Early Thursday evening Mr. Boynton took several members of his family to the residence of a son-in-law residing about a mile west of him, and left them there while he proceeded as far as the Six-Mile House, kept by John Stiwald. He remained here a short time, lit a cigar and started for home. He had not proceeded far before he dropped some of the ashes of his cigar between his vest and shirt. To this he paid no attention at the time, but soon he felt a burning sensation in the region of the abdomen. He immediately unbuttoned his pants to put out the fire,...Read MORE...
Death
Name: Lewis D. Boynton
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 09 Sep 1871
Death Place: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio
Age: 69
Birth Date: 1802
Birth Place: Maine
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05174-6
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 1294335
Reference ID: v 1 p 46 fn 962
'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZJ-J3L : 12 December 2014), Lewis D. Boynton, 09 Sep 1871; citing Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, reference v 1 p 46 fn 962; FHL microfilm 1,294,335.'
Name: Lewis D. Boynton
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 09 Sep 1871
Death Place: Elyria, Lorain, Ohio
Age: 69
Birth Date: 1802
Birth Place: Maine
Occupation: Farmer
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name:
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B05174-6
System Origin: Ohio-EASy
GS Film number: 1294335
Reference ID: v 1 p 46 fn 962
'Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F6ZJ-J3L : 12 December 2014), Lewis D. Boynton, 09 Sep 1871; citing Elyria, Lorain, Ohio, reference v 1 p 46 fn 962; FHL microfilm 1,294,335.'
Lewis is buried at: Pioneer Cemetery South Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio, USA
Added: 8/7/2017 2:57:10 PM
- Updated: 3/22/2024 4:47:53 PM
The name Maine is probably a practical nautical term which refers to the region being a mainland (separate from the many surrounding islands). Reference to the area as 'Maine' in writing first appeared in 1622. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1685 - New England
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1775 - New England
1776 - 1820 - Massachusetts (District of Maine)
March 15, 1820 - Maine becomes 23rd U.S. state
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