Luther Boardman (1827 - 1893)

Born 27 Aug 1827 in Norfolk, Upper Canada

Died 22 May 1893 at age 65 in Crowland, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Biography

"LUTHER BOARDMAN, postmaster at Crowland, was born in Norfolk County, Ontario, on the 27th August, 1827. His father, whose name was also Luther, was born on the 9th May, 1800, in the state of New York. He first settled in the county of Norfolk. About the year 1845 he moved with his family to Welland County, and lived for a time at Marshville, building the first grain storehouse at that place, and built and sailed the first packet which ran between Marshville and Dunnville. He removed from there to Port Colborne, and while a resident of that locality, in prosecution of his trade as a carpenter, he built a large number of house in Port Colborne and Stonebridge. He died at the residence of his son in Crowland, on the 11th August, 1885. Our present subject began business on his own account as a grocer in Crowland, in the year 1849. The following year he added the hotel business, has carried on the two businesses ever since, and has also conducted a farm. For over twenty years he has been the postmaster at Crowland, and for the last several years he has been township treasurer. Mr. Boardman has been twice married. His first wife was Marjory, a daughter of Robert Doan. There are three surviving children as a result of this marriage: Edward, Lily (the wife of Elias Furry), and Marjory (the wife of Albert Bullock). The present Mrs. Boardman was Catharine Doan, a daughter of the late Joshua Doan, of Humberstone."^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ The History of the County of Welland, Ontario, Its Past and Present,( Welland Tribune Printing House, Welland, Ont., 1887) pg. 436

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVFD-BXS : 2 March 2021), Luther Boardman, Crowland, Welland, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Luther Boardman, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.