John Boyce (abt. 1821 - aft. 1862)

Born about Jul 1821 in Sydenham, Loughborough, Frontenac, Upper Canada

Ancestors

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Biography

• John Boice/Boyce (abt.1821-aft.1862) was born about 1821 in Sydenham, Upper Canada.^[1]

• He was the son of William (Buys) Boyce (abt.1783-aft.1852) and Margaret (Comer) Boyce.^{[1] [2]}

• In 1851, John and Emily (Unknown) Boice/Boyce were living in in the village of Yarker in Camden East with his parents William and Margaret Boyce, and a one-year old identified as Allen. William farmed, John worked as a Carpenter, and the family's religion is listed as Episcopalian Methodist.^{[1] [3]}

• In 1861 John and Emily (Unknown) Boice/Boyce were living in the village of Sydenham, Loughborough, where John was again working as a carpenter. Their child, Allen, listed on the 1851 Census, appears to have died in the interim, and three more children had been born. The family's religion was now listed as Wesleyan Methodist.^[4]

• John and Emily (Unknown) Boice/Boyce had the following children:^{[1] [4]}
  • Allen Boice (abt.1850-)^[1][4]
  • Davis (abt. 1852 - ?) ^[4]
  • Henry (abt. 1854 -  ?) ^[4]
  • Elizabeth (abt. 1858 - ?) ^[4]

• John Boice/Boyce passed away after 1862. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia). Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Canada. Year: 1851; Census Place: Addington, Canada West (Ontario); Sub-district: Camden East; Schedule: A; Roll: C-11712; Page: 95; Boices on Lines: 16-20. https://www.ancestry.ca/imageviewer/collections/1061/images/e094-e002339950
2. ↑ FamilySearch.org tree for John Boice, about 1821 – Deceased (KZDB-YB5). https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LH2T-KPB. Accessed on 02 Feb 2022 by Alan Boyce.
3. ↑ Western District, Province of Canada (now province of Ontario, Canada). Map of the United Counties of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington. In library of University of Toronto. Downloaded from https://maps.library.utoronto.ca/hgis/countymaps/frontenac_lennox_addington/Frontenac_Lennox_Addington_1860.jpg.
   See also associated pages: https://utoronto.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8cc6be34f6b54992b27da17467492d2f
   "Historical County Map of Frontenac County
   Published by Putnam & Walling
   Year of Publication 1860.
   Download Scanned Images"
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6} Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1022. Source Information: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1861 Census of Canada [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Canada. "Census returns for 1861." LAC microfilm C-999 to C-1007, C-1010 to C-1093, C-1095 to C-1108, C-1232 to C-1331, M-1165 to M-1166, M-1168 to M-1171, M-556, M-874 to M-878, M-880 to M-886, M-896 to M-900. Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Census of Nova Scotia, 1861. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada: Nova Scotia Archives and Records Management (NSARM): Nova Scotia Board of Statistics, 1861. https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/797446916:1570?tid=&pid=&queryId=4df1746879ea2eb3d00446e814df0626&_phsrc=CeW219&_phstart=successSource