Charles Edwin Boynton (1842 - 1893)

Born 20 Oct 1842 in Benedicta Township, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Elizabeth (Mitchell) Boynton — married 20 Jul 1862 in Sherman, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1893 at age 51 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

Private Charles Boynton served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: Dec 8, 1864
Mustered out: May 26, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Co E, 1st Regiment, Maine Veteran Infantry

Charles Edwin Boynton was born at Benedicta, Maine, 20 Oct 1842, ^[1] the son of Richard Boynton and Sarah E. Hunt; ^{[2] [3]} died of diabetes at Bangor, Maine, 23 Nov 1893, ae 52y (sic), ^[4] and is buried in the Sherman Corner Cemetery, Sherman, Maine. ^{[1] [5] [6]}

Charles was a farmer, 23 years old, 6'1" tall, with a fair complexion, hazel eyes and brown hair, when he was (somewhat ironically) drafted into Co. B, 1st Maine Veteran Volunteer Infantry Regiment during the Civil War; mustered out at war's end, 26 May 1865. ^[7]

He married at Sherman, Maine, 20 Jul 1862, Susan Elizabeth Mitchell. ^[8]

He was a Civil War veteran of Co. E, 1st Regiment, Maine Veteran Infantry. ^[1]

Farmer ^[9] and lumberman ^[10] at Sherman, Maine.

Research Notes

The 1850 US census for Golden Ridge Plantation, Benedicta Township, Aroostook County, Maine conducted on 29 July 1850 lists residents Richard Boynton [sic] (41), a farmer, Sarah Boynton (28), Charles E Boynton (8), William H Boynton (5), Philena Boynton (2) and Sarah J Boynton (3 months).

The 1860 US census conducted 2 July 1860 at Township 3, Range 5, Aroostook, Maine lists the residents of a household as Richard Boyington (52), a farmer, Sarah Boyington (39), a housewife, Charles Boyington (18), a clerk, William Boyington (15), a student, Filena [sic] Boyington (12), a student, Sarah J Boyington (10), a student, Richard Boyington (8), a student, Routha [sic] Boyington (5), Niscola [sic] Boyington (3), Edgar Boyington (2), Emeline Boyington (6 months), and Milo Mariman (25), a trader. Richard owns real estate valued at $1000 and has a personal estate valued at $460. Milo has a personal estate valued at $1000.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQC-N69 : 13 March 2018), Charles E Boynton, 23 Nov 1893; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,826.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JV-YKN : 8 February 2020), Charles E Bointon in household of Richard Bointon, Benedicta, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing family 110, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH5-V15 : 12 December 2017), Charles Boyington in entry for Richard Boyington, 1860.
4. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ36-QF6 : 28 September 2017), Richard Boynton in entry for Chas E Boynton, 23 Nov 1893; citing Bangor, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
5. ↑ "Maine, J. Gary Nichols Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1999," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKXM-SNB7 : 16 March 2018), Charles E Boynton, ; citing Sherman, Aroostook, Maine, United States, Cemetery Sherman Corner, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 2,148,487.
6. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 9 February 2020), memorial page for Charles E Boynton (20 Oct 1842–23 Nov 1893), Find A Grave: Memorial #100467599, citing Sherman Corner Cemetery #1, Sherman, Aroostook County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Sherry Perry (contributor 46947485) .
7. ↑ "Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:246N-3TR : 11 March 2018), Charles E Boyington, 08 Dec 1864; citing Military Service, , State Archives, Augusta.
8. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4FT-YYX : 14 January 2020), Chs. E. Boynton, 1862.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D8-X2M : 29 May 2021), Charles Boynton, 1870.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF3N-81G : 14 January 2022), Charles E Boyington, Sherman, Aroostook, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .