Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Judge Robert Boyd and Rebecca Work




Husband Judge Robert Boyd 1 2 3 4

           Born:  - Bullskin Twp, Fayette Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: William Boyd (      -1812) 1 5 6
         Mother: 


       Marriage: 



Wife Rebecca Work 5 7

           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 


         Father: Samuel Work (      -      ) 8
         Mother: 




Children
1 M Samuel Work Boyd 3 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Moreland (      -      ) 7
         Spouse: Sarah Petten (      -      ) 7


2 F Nancy Boyd 7

            AKA: Eliza Boyd 3
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1900
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Caleb Antrim (      -      ) 7


3 F Mary Boyd 2 7 9 10 11

           Born: 13 Apr 1810 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Nov 1890 7
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Davis Woodward (1805/1806-1882) 2 7 9 10 11
           Marr: 2 Nov 1828 2 9


4 F Eliza Boyd 7

            AKA: [Unk] Boyd
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Hugh Wilson (      -      ) 3 7


5 M William Boyd 3 4

           Born:  - Menallen Twp, Fayette Co, PA
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Jane C. Burgess (      -      ) 4


6 M Joseph Boyd 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Elvira McMillan (      -      ) 7
         Spouse: Elma Swan (      -      ) 7


7 M Robert Boyd 3

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1900
         Buried: 
         Spouse: [Unk] Beesom (      -      ) 7


8 M Thomas Boyd 7

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
         Buried: 



9 M Dempsey Boyd 3

            AKA: Demsey Boyd 7
           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: when twenty-two years old 7
         Buried: 




General Notes: Husband - Judge Robert Boyd

Menallen Twp, Fayette Co, PA

He was born in Bullskin township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where he was educated and grew to manhood. After his marriage he settled in Menallen township, where he became a prosperous farmer and a leading citizen. He was one of the associate judges of Fayette County, appointed in 1841, serving until 1845.

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Sources


1 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 488.

2 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 403, 484.

3 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 953.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 218, 353.

5 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 484.

6 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 352.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 218.

8 John M. Gresham, Biographical and Portrait Cyclopedia of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: John M. Gresham & Co., 1889), Pg 403.

9 Franklin Ellis, History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 547.

10 —, Nelson's Biographical Dictionary and Historical Reference Book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (Uniontown, PA: S. B. Nelson, Publisher, 1900), Pg 953, 1044, 1178.

11 Lewis Clark Walkinshaw, A.M, Annals of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Vol. IV (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1939), Pg 30.


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