Rose Agnes (Burns) Boyd (abt. 1864 - 1900)

Born about 1864 in Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin, USA

Wife of Edward Joseph Boyd — married 4 Jan 1888 in St. Marys Catholic Church, Rapid City, South Dakota

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1900 at about age 36 in Rapid City, Pennington, South Dakota, USA

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Biography

Birth & Baptism
Rose Agnes Burns was born to Patrick Byrnes/Burns and Jane McCarthy? about 1864 in Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin, USA. She was baptized Roman Catholic. ^{[1] [2]}

Marriage
Rose married Edward Joseph Boyd on January 4, 1888 in St. Mary's Catholic Church, Rapid City, South Dakota.^[3] St. Mary's Church was established in 1881, but its current building was not started until 1909. In 1962 it was replaced by Cathedral of Our Lady of Perpetual Help. ^[4]

Residences & Travels
1870 - Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin, USA - as a daughter ^[1]
1880 - Jackson, Washington, Wisconsin, USA - as a sister ^[2]
1889 - Pennington County, South Dakota, USA - Rose was granted a land patent on October 9, 1889. ^[5]
1894 - Pennington County, South Dakota, USA - Rose's son James was born here.

Ethnicity & Religion
Rose was ethnically Irish. Her parents were born in Ireland, ^[2] but not much of certainty is known about them at this time. She was a member of the Cead-mille-failthe club in June 5, 1896 when she received 1st prize, a silver jewelry box, for winning some games they put on. ^[6]

Education & Occupations
Rose kept house for her brother while she lived with him (1880)^[2]

Death & Burial
Rose passed away from pneumonia on December 23, 1900 in Rapid City, South Dakota. It was a shock to her family and friends, as she had been sick only two days and was not perceived to be seriously ill until the morning of her death.

Her funeral was held on December 24, 1900, conducted by Rev. Fr. Straeten at the Catholic church of which she was a member. She was buried in Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Rapid City, South Dakota, USA. The inscription reads: Mrs. Ed Boyd ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1870 United States Census, Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin; sheet 492B, family 97, dwelling 93; June 24, 1870; FHL microfilm: 553241, Roll: M593_1742; 1870 U.S. Census available on Ancestry.com.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} 1880 United States Census, Jackson, Washington County, Wisconsin; sheet 430C, family 277, dwelling 274; June 29-30, 1880; FHL microfilm: 1255450, Roll: 1450; 1880 U.S. Census available on Ancestry.com.
3. ↑ St. Mary's Catholic Church Marriage Register:
   Married 04.01.1888
   Edward Robert Boyd, son of Robert Boyd and Anna Harvey from New York, with Rose Agnes Burns, daughter of Patrick Burns
   Witnesses: Hugo McMahan, Anna Boyd, Andrew Boyd, Anna Mahoney.
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors. "[1]." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 2 Feb 2019.
5. ↑ Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office Records; Washington D.C., USA; Federal Land Patents, State Volumes;
   Meridian: Black Hills
   Twp: 002.0s
   Range: 009.0E
   Enum: SW
   Sec. 013; Land Patent available at glorecords.blm.gov
6. ↑ "Last Meeting of the Season." Rapid City Journal, June 5, 1896; Rapid City, South Dakota. Article available on newspapers.com
7. ↑ Rapid City Journal, December 25, 1900.