Benjamin Goodwyn Boisseau (1842 - 1897)

Born 26 Sep 1842 in Petersburg, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Alice Amelia (Goodwyn) Boisseau — married 17 Jan 1872 in Dinwiddie, Va

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1897 at age 54 in Dinwiddie,Virginia

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Biography

Benjamin was born in 1842. He passed away in 1897.

Benjamin Goodwin Boisseau was the son of Peter Boisseau and his second wife, Mariamne Muir of Dinwiddie County, Virginia.

On his marker is inscribed: "God gave, he took, he will restore, He doeth all things well"

Issue

• Maude Boisseau Hitchcock 1875–1921
• Benjamin Lewis Boisseau 1878–1932
• Gustavus Boisseau 1886–1908
• Roland Boisseau 1887–1888

Parents

Benj. G. Boisseau

in the Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940 No Image Name: Benj. G. Boisseau Gender: Male Marital Status: Single Age: 29 Birth Date: 1843 Birth Place: Petersburg Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1872 Marriage Place: Dinwiddie, Virginia Father: Peter Boisseau Mother: M. Meier Spouse: Alice A. Goodwyn FHL Film Number: 31110 Reference ID: P. 226

Siblings with their mother

Gertrude Boisseau

in the 1860 United States Federal Census

Name: Gertrude Boisseau Age: 12 Birth Year: abt 1848 Gender: Female Birth Place: Virginia Home in 1860: Petersburg West Ward, Petersburg (Independent City), Virginia Post Office: Petersburg Dwelling Number: 1966 Family Number: 1923 Attended School: Yes Household Members: Name Age Mary A Boisseau 46 Benjn Boisseau 17 Betty Boisseau 16 Adolphus Boisseau 13 Gertrude Boisseau 12

Sources

• 1850 US censushttps://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M88B-5XH

• VA Births https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5V5-X9Q
• *Find a grave index https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLL-ZHHY