William Foster Joyce (1845 - 1915)

Born 26 Aug 1845 in Maguiresbridge, County Fermanagh, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Jane (Forster) Joyce — married 3 Jul 1876 in Davenport, IA

Died 27 Apr 1915 at age 69 in Leavenworth, Kansas, United States

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William Joyce served in the United States Civil War.
Side: USA

Biography

He was also Mary Jane's second cousin. They lived in Sioux City, IA, and both are buried in Floyd Cemetery, along with a 9 year old daughter, Rose Ellen.

Name: William F Joyce Age: 41 Gender: Male Birth Date: Abt 1846 Birth Place: County Fermanagh, Ireland Spouse: Mary Jane Forster Child: Mary Elizabeth Joyce Source Citation State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa Source Information Iowa Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

His parents said to be John Gelston Joyce and Leticia Forster, dau. of Wliiam Forster ^[1].

William Joyce served in the U.S. Navy during the Civil War and also in a New York Infantry Regiment.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ (Hansford & Shapley, 1970)
2. ↑ William F Joyce Residence: Rochester, New York Age at Enlistment: 20 Enlistment Date: 5 Aug 1864 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Rochester, New York State Served: New York Was Wounded?: Yes Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company D, New York 61st Infantry Regiment on 05 Aug 1864.Promoted to Full Corporal on 01 Apr 1865.Mustered out on 05 Jun 1865 at Washington, DC. Birth Date: abt 1844 Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General

• "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZB-N5GF : 29 November 2018), William F Joyce and Mary Jane Sutliff, 03 Jul 1876, Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference , county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 2,069,521.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2L-882 : 19 February 2021), William Joyce, Hickory Grove, Jasper, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 92, sheet 46A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,346.
• Elizabeth Joyce Hansford and Margaret W. Shapley, "Israel Chapman II & Parthena Pettibone Chapman: Their Ancestors and Descendants", Published by The Authors, 1970.

Acknowledgements

• Martin, Esther. Life of Arthur Foster.

See Also

• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 08 March 2023), memorial page for William Foster Joyce (22 Aug 1845–27 Apr 1915), Find A Grave: Memorial #94187079, citing Floyd Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by Linda Linn (contributor 46913843).

• Birth

Name: William F Joyce Age: 41 Gender: Male Birth Date: Abt 1846 Birth Place: County Fermanagh, Ireland Spouse: Mary Jane Forster Child: Mary Elizabeth Joyce Source Citation State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa Source Information Iowa Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940. State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa.