1st Lieut
William
Justus
Boyce
Born about in New York, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Boyce
and Amanda (Judd) Boice
Brother of
Luther B. Boyce, Allan Parker Boyce, Alexander J. Boyce, Theressa Boyce, Harriet A. (Boyce) Mack, Mary Boyce, Henry Harrison Boyce, Louisa (Boyce) Crowley and Elnora E. (Boyce) Gifford
Husband of
Eliza C. (LeCrone) Thompson
— married
12 Nov 1860 in Effingham County, Illinois
Father of
Martha J. (Boyce) Geary
Died
at about age 25
in Stewart County, Tennessee, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 6 Dec 2017
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Biography
First Lieutenant William Boyce served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Jul 30, 1861
Mustered out: Feb 13, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. G 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
Enlisted: Jul 30, 1861
Mustered out: Feb 13, 1862
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co. G 11th Regiment, Illinois Infantry
1st Lieut William Boyce was Killed in Action during United States Civil War.
Civil War Casualty, William Justus Boyce mustered in to Company G, 11th Illinois Infantry at Effingham, Illinois on 30 July 1861. William was killed in action during the Battle of Fort Donelson. NOTE: The Battle of Fort Donelson was fought from February 12–16, 1862, in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. The Union capture of the Confederate fort near the Tennessee–Kentucky border opened the Cumberland River, an important avenue for the invasion of the South. SOURCE: Wikipedia
1850: Salem, Kenosha Co., Wisconsin; David Boice 49 New York; Amanda Boice 45 Canada; Luther Boice 23 New York; Allen Boice 22 New York; Alexander Boice 20 New York; Theressa Boice 17 New York; Harriet A Boice 15 New York (May have married Daniel Johnson, 29 March 1865, Walworth); William Boice 13 New York; Henry Boice 11 Ohio ; Mary Boice 9 Ohio; Louisa Boice 7 Ohio; Elnora Boice 4 Wisconsin
1860: Ewing, Effingham Co., Illinois; John R Finck 39 Ohio; Nancy E Finck 39 Virginia; Mary C Finck 19 Ohio; Wm H Finck 17 Ohio; C C Finck 15 Ohio; Margret E Finck 11 Illinois; John S Finck 8 Illinois; Anna A Finck 6 Illinois; W J Boyce 22 New York; Chos H Harber 25 Missouri
Sources
Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935; William J. Boyce; Spouse's Name: Eliza Lecrone; Event Date: 12 November 1860; Event Place: Effingham County, Illinois; (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2L1-G4D
William Justus Boyce is at rest at Union Cemetery in Salem, Kenosha County, Wisconsin: Find A Grave: Memorial #51867143 William Justus Boyce
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