Boaz Whitfield was born 10 May 1806 in Wayne County, North Carolina.[1][2] He was the son of Needham Whitfield and Penelope Lane.[1] In his mother Penelope Whitfield's Last Will and Testament, dated 13 March 1816, he was named as son Boaz Whitfield.[3]
He received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1832. He never married.[1]
Dr. Boaz Whitfield, age 36, died 20 February 1843 and was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama.[2]
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Whitfield, Emma Morehead. Whitfield, Bryan, Smith, and Related Families. Westminster, Maryland, 1948-50. Page 74.
↑ 2.02.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #67162014 accessed 27 September 2020, memorial page for Dr Boaz Whitfield (10 May 1806–20 Feb 1843), citing Riverside Cemetery, Demopolis, Marengo County, Alabama, USA; Photos added by Tim & Cindy Williams. Birth and death dates inscribed.
↑ Wayne County, North Carolina County, District and Probate Courts, Penelope Whitfield, Last Will signed 13 March 1816. Ancestry Record 9061 #584412 accessed 19 August 2020.
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