Anna Mary (Hershberger) Boyer (1791 - 1874)

Born 2 Dec 1791 in Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Peter Boyer — married 12 Mar 1838 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

Died 16 Apr 1874 at age 82 in Frederick County, Maryland, United States

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Biography

In various records the birth surname is also spelled Hershperger or Hersberger. The tombstone for Mary's parents is engraved with Hersperger.

Dates of birth and death from Source ^[1].

Interment

● Interred at Jefferson United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, MD. ^[1]

Marriage Records

Mary's first marriage was to George Herring (1791 - 1837) (not profiled). Following the deaths of George and her younger sister Catherine, both in 1837, Mary married widower Peter Boyer, who had been Catherine's former husband.

● Myers, Margaret E., "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, Maryland 1811 - 1840," pp. 24, 110, marriage license for Herring, Mary, and Boyle, Peter, 12 Mar 1838, Frederick County, MD. ^[2]

● Data base, "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655 - 1850." Marriage of Mary Herring, female, and Peter Boyle, male, 12 Mar 1838, Frederick County. (Accessed 28 Feb 2023. No image available.) ^[3]

[Peter's surname is inadvertently shown as Boyle in these records.]

● Myers, Margaret E., "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, Maryland 1811 - 1840," pp. 110, 111, marriage license for Hershperger, Mary, and Herring, George, 08 Jan 1812, Frederick County, MD. ^[4]

● Data base, "Maryland, Church Records, 1668 - 1995." Marriage of Mary Hershberger, female, and George Herring, male, 09 Jan 1812, Evangelical Lutheran, Middletown, Frederick County, MD, Batch M50770-1, pp. 227, 226, Serial 01577-3. (Accessed 02 Mar 2023.). ^{[5] [6]}

● Data base, "Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655 - 1850." Marriage of Mary Hershperger, female, and George Herring, male, 08 Jan 1812, Frederick County. (Accessed 28 Feb 2023. No image available.) ^[7]

Census Data

● U.S. 1860 Census (Ann Boyer). Residence, Jefferson District, Frederick County, MD, Post Office Burkittsville. Age 69, born MD. In household of Peter Boyer (65), with Ann (26), and Jerome Boyer (4). (Enumerated 23 Jul 1860. Accessed 04 Dec 2013.) ^[8]

● U.S. 1850 Census (Mary A. Boyer). Residence, Petersville District, Frederick County, MD. Age 56, born MD. In household of Peter Boyer (53), with Mary C. (18), Cordelia (16), John E. (14), and Henry P. Boyer (12), and Sarah Herring (23). (Enumerated 25 Sep 1850. Accessed 04 Dec 2013.) ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave: Memorial #29797872. Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29797872/anna-marie-boyer: accessed 03 March 2023), memorial page for Anna Marie “Mary” Hersperger Boyer (2 Dec 1791–16 Apr 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 29797872, citing Jefferson United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by blueheron14 (contributor 46883128).
2. ↑ Myers, Margaret E., "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, Maryland 1811 - 1840," pp. 24, 110, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD, 1987, 1997, reprinted 2000.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. Accessed on ancestry.com, 28 February 2023.
   • View Ancestry Record 7846 #104421 (requires subscription).
4. ↑ Myers, Margaret E., "Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, Maryland 1811 - 1840," pp. 110, 111, Willow Bend Books, Westminster, MD, 1987, 1997, reprinted 2000.
5. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK5-ZM75 : 8 March 2021), George Herring and Mary Hershberger, 9 Jan 1812; citing Marriage, Frederick, Maryland, United States, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm.
6. ↑ "Maryland, Church Records, 1668-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKY-422K : 8 March 2021), George Herring and Mary Hershberger, 9 Jan 1812; citing Marriage, Frederick, Maryland, United States, multiple denominations and churches, Maryland; FHL microfilm.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. Maryland, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1655-1850 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp.. Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. Most of the records in this index may be found at the Maryland Historical Society or the Family History Library. Accessed on ancestry.com, 28 February 2023.
   • View Ancestry Record 7846 #104557 (requires subscription).
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:M69D-MR9 : Mon Jan 30 02:47:12 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Boyer and Ann Boyer, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD4N-167 : 22 December 2020), Mary A Boyer in household of Peter Boyer, Petersville, Frederick, Maryland, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).