James Adam Boyd and Sarah Jane McLean

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Husband James Adam Boyd ¹

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           Born: 1 Dec 1838 - LeBoeuf Twp, Erie Co, PA 1
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           Died: 24 Feb 1910 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 1
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         Father: William Johnson Boyd (1809-1889) 1 2
         Mother: Parmelia Mattison (1812-1903) 1

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       Marriage: 6 Mar 1867 3

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Wife Sarah Jane McLean ⁴

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           Born: 2 Oct 1837 4
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         Father: George McLean (1793-1872) 4 5
         Mother: Elizabeth Sebring (      -1875) 4

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Children

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1 F Macie M. Boyd ⁴

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           Born: 9 Mar 1870 4
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           Died: 26 Apr 1870 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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2 M George M. Boyd ⁴

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           Born: 18 Apr 1872 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 4
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           Died: 3 May 1876 4
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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3 F Anna S. Boyd ⁴

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           Born: 24 May 1875 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 4
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4 F Rena M. Boyd ⁴

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           Born: 29 Sep 1878 - Waterford, Erie Co, PA 4
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General Notes: Husband - James Adam Boyd

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He was born in a log house in Le Boeuf township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, on the old Pittsburgh and Erie Turnpike, three miles below Waterford. He attended the public schools, spent his boyhood days on the home farm and in early life began learning the carpenter's trade. He became a very expert worker in wood, and all his life was engaged in some form of carpentering, except for a few years following the Civil War, when he was in poor health and sought other employment. After recovering his health sufficiently, he went to the oil fields where he engaged in teaming, but did not very long continue, returning to his trade. In 1870 he moved with his family to Waterford, but until 1889 was employed as a pattern maker in one of the large stove manufacturing plants at Erie. About the first of January, 1889, he purchased the furniture store and undertaking establishment of Mr. Putnam in Waterford and for twenty years successfully engaged in their operation. He was a good citizen, a capable business man and one held in the highest esteem. His home was on East First street, in a residence he built himself. He was a Democrat in politics, serving at various times as school director and councilman. He was a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, and an active member of the Grand Army of the Republic, the Free and Accepted Masons and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics.
His military service was in Company B, One Hundred and Second Regiment, Pennsylvania, in which he enlisted March 6, 1865, serving until June 23, 1865, when he was honorably discharged. He joined his regiment in the intrenchment before Petersburg, the One Hundred and Second being one of the attacking brigades that advanced on the enemy's works, March 25, 1865. The regiment participated in the events preceding Appomattox, then was sent to join General Sherman. But the surrender of General Johnston made further offensive movements unnecessary, and after a few weeks' delay the regiment returned to the neighborhood of Washington, where it mustered out of service.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1681.

2 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 48.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1688.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 1682.

5 —, History of Erie County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Warner, Beers & Co., 1884), Bios 175.