Susannah (Atherton) Boyden (1768 - 1863)

Born 21 Jan 1768 in Foxborough, Suffolk, Massachusetts

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Died 25 Aug 1863 at age 95 in Foxborough, Norfolk, Massachusetts

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Biography

Susanna was born in 1768. She is the daughter of Uriah and Mary Atherton. She passed away in 1863. ^[1]

From Thomas Boyden and His Descendants Pgs. 44 - 46:

69. Seth (5), son of Seth (27) and Mary (Patten) Boyden, b. Apr. 22, 1764, in Foxboro; d. Aug. 15, 1840; m. Feb. 13, 1788, Susanna Atherton, of Mansfield, dau. of Uriah and Mary Atherton, b. Jan. 21, 1768, d. Aug. 25, 1863. On pages 13 and 22 above, March 19, 1715 (Taken from the Medfield Record), is given the date of birth of Seth 4 (27); by the family records it was April 19; and the latter authority gives the date of birth of Seth 5 as April 2, instead of 22, as above.

Children, born in Foxboro:

i. 151. Seth (6), b. Nov. 17, 1788.

ii. 152. Alexander (6), b. Feb. 14, 1791.

iii. Susanna (6), b. May 2, 1793; d. Oct. 17, 1867, unm.

iv. Sarah (6), b. June 18, 1795; d. Apr. 9, 1834, unm.

v. 153. Otis (6), b. Aug. 31, 1797.

vi. Sabra (6), b. Apr. 22, 1800; m. Mar. 20, 1842, Capt. Silas Smith, of Walpole.

vii. Hannah (6), b. June 18, 1802; d. Mar. 29, 1803.

viii. Uriah Atherton (6), b. Feb. 17, 1804; d. Oct. 17, 1879, in Boston, unm.

ix. 154. Benjamin Franklin (6), b. Jan. 28, 1807.

x. 155. William Pitt (6), b. Aug. 12, 1809.

From appended version by John K. Boyden, Pg. 27.:

72. Seth Boyden (Seth 4, Jonathon 3, Jonathon 2, Thomas 1) was born April 22, 1764 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, and died August 15, 1840 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. He married Susanna Atherton February 3, 1788 in Foxboro, Massachusetts, daughter of Uriah Atherton and Mary.

Notes:^[2]

Children of Seth Boyden and Susanna Atherton are:

i. 164. Seth (6) Boyden, b. November 17, 1788, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. March 31, 1870, Middleville, New Jersey.

ii. 165. Alexander Boyden, b. February 14, 1791, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. December 06, 1881, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

iii. Susanna Boyden, b. May 02, 1793, Foxboro, Massachusetts; D. October 17, 1867, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

IV. Sarah Boyden, b. June 18, 1795, Foxboro, Massachusetts d. April 09, 1834, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

v. 166. Otis Boyden, b. August 31, 1797, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. August 25, 1861, Newark, New Jersey.

vi. Sabra Boyden, b. April 22, 1800, Foxboro, Massachusetts; m. Capt. Silas Smith, of Walpole, March 20, 1842, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

vii. Hannah B. Boyden, b. June 18, 1802, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. March 29, 1803, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

viii. Uriah Atherton Boyden, b. February 17, 1804, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. October 17, 1879, Boston, Massachusetts.

xi. 167. Benjamin Franklin Boyden, b. January 28, 1807, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. August 21, 1896, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

x. 168. William Pitt Boyden, b. August 12, 1809, Foxboro, Massachusetts; d. February 26, 1886, Evansville, Indiana.

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Sources

• Thomas Boyden and His Descendants, compiled by Wallace C. Boyden, A.M., Merrill N. Boyden, and Amos J. Boyden, privately printed by T. R. Marvin & Son, Boston MA, 1901. Appended by John K. Boyden (1936-2002). Susanna Atherton is the wife of Seth Boyden, Record #69, Pgs. 44 - 46. In the appended version, Seth is Record #72, Pg. 27.^[3]
• 1850 US Census: Foxborough, Norfolk County, MA, 14 Aug 1850^[4][5]
• 1860 US Census: Foxboro, Norfolk County, MA, 30 Jun 1860, Pg. 107^[6]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #20685041; Susanna Atherton Boyden, Rock Hill Cemetery, Foxboro MA

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Profile originally created by Merrilee Janness through the import of part 1.ged, 25 Jun 2012. With merge, added information from Sharon, Massachusetts, history and genealogy researcher Nick Dann, 19 Oct 2017.
2. ↑ Copied directly from the Original (above).
3. ↑ Original manuscript, Record #69, Pg. 44
4. ↑ Also enumerated, daughter Susanna, 57, born c1793, MA.
5. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: M432_330; Page: 7A; Image: 629
6. ↑ Eighth Census of the United States, NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.; Roll: M653_515; Page: 553; FHL microfilm: 803515