Edna (Boynton) Farrar (abt. 1746 - abt. 1822)

Born about 26 Apr 1746 in Rowley, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Died about 1 Aug 1822 at about age 76 in Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Edna Boynton was born about 26 April 1746 in Rowley, Essex, Province of Massachusetts Bay, daughter of Ephraim Boynton (1707–~1764) and Sarah Stewart (1712–~1782). She was baptized on 27 April 1746.^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. Elizabeth Boynton (1733–1784)
2. Ephraim Boynton (1735–1826)
3. John Boynton (1736–1825)
4. Joseph Boynton (1738–1820)
5. Sarah Boynton (1740– )
6. Amos Boynton (>1742–1810)
7. Jedidiah Boynton (<1743– )
8. Job Boynton (<1748–~1828)
9. Mary Boynton (<1749– )
10. Paul Boynton (1751–1827)
11. Abiel Boynton (1753–1810)

Edna married Derias Farrer (born in Lancaster, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay Colony; son of John Farrar I and Mary (Unknown) Farrar). Their known children were:

1. Silas Farrar (1777– )
2. Molley Farrer (1780– )

Edna died about 1 August 1822 in Fletcher, Franklin County, Vermont, United States, aged about 76.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988", database with images
   Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2495 #10877174 (accessed 30 October 2023)
   Edna Boynton baptism on 27 Apr 1746, child of Ephraim Boynton, in Rowley, Massachusetts, USA.

See also:

• George Brained Blodgette and Amos Everett Jewett. Early Settlers of Rowley, Massachusetts. 1933. Reprinted by the New England History Press, Somersworth, New Hampshire. 1981. Pages 31, 269 - 270. Also available at: FamilySearch
• * Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000", database with images
  Book Title: The Boynton Family A Genealogy of the Descendants of William and John Boynton
  Compiled by: John Farnham Boynton and his wife Caroline (Harriman) Boynton
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #3278021 (accessed 30 October 2023)
  Name: Edna Boynton; Gender: Female; Age: 76; Birth Date: 26 Apr 1746; Birth Place: Rowley; Death Date: 1 Aug 1822; Death Place: Fletcher, VT; Father: Ephrainm Boynton; Mother: Sarah Stewart; Spouse: Farrar.