Cordelia (Boyden) Lee (1821 - 1849)

Ancestors

Wife of Dennis Lee — married 29 Aug 1840 in Conway, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Cordelia was born in 1821. She was the daughter of Cephas Boyden and Electa Moore. She passed away in 1849.^[1]

From Thomas Boyden and His Descendants Pg. 108:

190. Cephas 7, son of James (85) and Lydia (Burnham) Boyden, b. Dec. 5, 1794, in Conway; d. Feb. 14, 1864, in Conway; m. _____, Electa Moore, of Whately, d. June 20, 1855, in Conway.

Children, born in Conway:

i. 343. William (8), b. Feb. 9, 1818.

ii. John Moore (8), b. Aug. 11, 1819; d. Oct. 23, 1849, in Whately; m. Almira Bardwell, of Whately.

iii. Cordelia (8), b. Mar. 27, 1821; d. Sept. 4, 1849; m. Sept. 16, 1840, Dennis Lee. Children (Lee):

1. Laura (9), b. _____; m. Myron Dickinson, of Whately.

2. Mary Lutheria (9), b. _____; m. George Truesdell, of Conway.

3. Lucy Jane (9), b. _____; d. June 20, 1846.

4. Willard (9), b. _____; m. Abbie Furbush, of Peterboro, N. H.

iv. Lydia Burnham (8), b. Oct. 22, 1823; d. Aug. 26, 1897; m. May _____, 1840, Franklin Robbe, of Peterboro, N. H. Children:

1. Abbie (9).

2. Frank (9).

3. Charles Augustus (9).

v. 344. Augustus (8), b. Mar. 22, 1825.

vi. Alinda (8), b. Jan. 9, 1830; d. Feb. 2, 1897; m. Aug. 18, 1848, Levi Cross, of Peterboro, N. H. Children:

1. Emma (9).

2. James (9).

3. Jennie (9), d. young.

4. Clara Augusta (9), m. Edgar Marston, of Peterboro.

vii. Nancy (8), b. Aug. 12, 1834; m. 1st, Mar. 26, 1857, Henry Murphy, at Manchester, N. H., b. Mar. 17, 1833, in Dover, N. H., d. Apr. 7, 1874, in Boston. Their daughter, Emma Julliette Murphy (9), b. Feb. 27, 1858, in Manchester, N. H., m. July 24, 1893, Albion B. Crocker, in Boston: Nancy m. 2d, Aug. 12, 1880, Mark Emery Stanton, in Boston, b. Feb. 24, 1823, in Poland, Me.

From appended version by John K. Boyden, Pg. 70:

215. Cephas Boyden ( James 6, John 5, Josiah 4, Jonathon (Captain) 3, Thomas 2, Thomas 1) was born December 05, 1794 in Conway, Massachusetts, and died February 14, 1864 in Conway, Massachusetts. He married Electa Moore'.

Children of Cephas Boyden and Electa Moore are:

i. 423. William Boyden (9), b February 09, 1818, Conway, Massachusetts; d. October 11, 1874, Conway, Massachusetts.

ii. John Moore Boyden, b. August 11, 1819, Conway, Massachusetts; d. October 23, 1849, Whately, Massachusetts; m. Almira Bardwell.

iii. 424. Cordelia Boyden, b. March 27, 1821, Conway, Massachusetts.

iv. 425. Lydia Burnham Boyden, b. October 22, 1823, Whately, Massachusetts; d. August 26, 1897.

v. 426. Augustus Boyden, b. March 22, 1825, Conway, Massachusetts; d. June 01, 1875, St, Paul, Minnesota.

vi. 427. Alinda Boyden, b. January 09, 1830, Conway, Massachusetts; d. Febraury02, 1897.

vii. 428. Nancy Boyden, b. August 12, 1834, Conway, Massachusetts.

From History of Conway, Pg. 268:

James Boyden (John, Josiah, Jonathan, Thomas), b. in 1766, m. Feb. 29, 1789, Susanna Norton. He m. (2) Lydia Burnham. She d. March 11, 1851. He d. Feb. 4, 1838.

Children:

Dorothy, b. Oct. 20, 1793, m. Socrates Nelson, m. (2) Daniel Brown of Whately.

+Cephas, b. Dec. 5, 1794, m. Electa Moore.

+Barnard, b. Jan. 19, 1796, m. Clarissa Lee and Leanthy W. Chapman.

Julia Ann, b. June 22, 1799, m. Jan. 28, 1822, Elbridge E. Stebbins.

Pg. 269:

Cephas Boyden (James, John, Josiah, Jonathan, Thomas), b. Dec. 5, 1794, m. Electa Moore. He d. Feb. 14, 1864. She d. June 20, 1855.

Children:

+William, b. Feb. 9, 1818, m. Hannah M. Bardwell.

John Moore, b. Aug. 11, 1819, m. Almira Bardwell.

Cornelia (sic), b. Mar. 27, 1821, m. Sept. 16, 1840, Dennis Lee. She d. Sept. 4, 1849.

Lydia Burnham, b. Oct. 22, 1823, m. May, 1840, Franklin Robbe. She d. Aug. 26, 1897.

Augustus, b. Mar. 22, 1825, m. Mary Ann Lyon.

Alinda, b. Jan. 9, 1830, m. Levi Cross. She d. Feb. 2, 1897.

Nancy, b. Aug. 12, 1834, m. (1) Mar. 26, 1857, Henry Murphy, m. (2) Aug. 12, 1880, Mark Emery Stanton.

From Genealogy of the Moore Family, Pg. 34

II. Electa (5) b. Feb. 9, 1795 at Whately, Mass.; m. Cephas Boyden of Conway, Mass.; d. June 15, 1855, ae. 60 yrs. He d. Feb. 14, 1864.

Children:

William B.

John M.

Cordelia.

Lydia B.

Augustus.

Alinda.

Nancy.

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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). Cordelia is the daughter of Cephas Boyden, Record #190, Pg. 108. In the appended version, Cephas is Record #215, Pg. 70.^[2]
• History of Conway (Massachusetts) 1767 - 1917, by The People of Conway, edited by Rev. Charles Stanley Pease, A.M., Springfield Printing and Binding Co., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1917. Cordelia Boyden is the daughter of Cephas Boyden, Pg. 269.^[3]
• Genealogy of the Moore Family of Londonderry, New Hampshire, and Peterborough, New Hampshire, 1648-1924, by George Washington Moore, Transcript Printing Company, Peterborough, N.H., 1925. Chapter IV. John Moore (4), of Whately, Mass. Cordelia is the daughter of Cephas Boyden and Electa Moore, Pg. 34.
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Birth, Cordelia Boyden, ch. Cephas and Electa, Mar. 27 [7 written over 2 ] 1820 (sic).^[4]
• Find A Grave: Memorial #81401255; Boyden Cemetery, Conway MA, Inscription:Cordelia B., Wife of Dennis Lee, died Sept 4 1849, AE 28

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Footnotes

1. ↑ Information from Sharon, Massachusetts, history and genealogy, and Boyden family researcher Nick Dann, 10 May 2018.
2. ↑ Thomas Boyden and His Descendants, Cephas Boyden, Pg. 108
3. ↑ History of Conway, Pg. 269.
4. ↑ Vital Record Transcripts, Conway Births; Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)