Joseph H. Boyd and Mary E. Sechler

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Husband Joseph H. Boyd ¹

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           Born: 2 Oct 1858 - Slippery Rock Twp, Lawrence Co, PA 1
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         Father: Robert Stewart Boyd (1833-      ) 1 2
         Mother: Catherine Mershimer (      -      ) 1 2

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       Marriage: 9 Feb 1862 - Princeton, Lawrence Co, PA 3

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Wife Mary E. Sechler ^{3 4}

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           Born: 24 Mar 1863 5
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         Father: Abraham Sechler (1830-      ) 3 4
         Mother: Caroline Houk (1832-1886) 3 4

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1 F Katherine "Kittie" Boyd ^{3 5}

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2 F Mina Boyd ³

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3 F Nina Boyd ³

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4 M Willie Boyd ³

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5 M Loy Boyd ³

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6 M Gareth Boyd ⁵

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            AKA: Gearth Boyd 3
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7 M Joseph Boyd ³

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8 M Merril Boyd ⁵

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9 M Maurice Boyd ⁵

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10 F Margaret Boyd ⁵

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph H. Boyd

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He lived until he was six years of age in his native township. His father then moved with the family into Butler County, Pennsylvania, where he remained until he was seventeen years of age. At that age his school-days ended, and he began working in the oil regions and on a farm to support himself. At the age of twenty, he came to Princeton, and commenced to learn his trade, that of blacksmithing in the shop of David Brackinger. Two years were sufficient for him to master the craft. He very soon bought the business of his master, and remained in the old shop some four or five years. Then as a result of his steady prosperity he built new, commodious quarters. At the beginning of his business life, Mr. Boyd was a manufacturer of buggies and wagons. His trade soon grew to be too brisk for him to supply the demand out of his own shop; so he put in a selected line of vehicles from other reliable makers. Farming implements were soon added along with other agricultural machinery.
He and his wife were active in social and church matters, being members of the Presbyterian Church. In politics, Mr. Boyd was an independent Democrat. He was very active in fraternal matters, being a member of Scott Council, Royal Arcanum, No. 682; Round Head Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 577; and Princeton Council, Jr. O. U. A. M., No. 402.

1 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 307.

2 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1159.

3 —, Book of Biographies, Lawrence County, PA (Buffalo, NY: Biographical Publishing Company, 1897), Pg 308.

4 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 389.

5 Aaron L. Hazen, 20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1908), Pg 390.