Abigail Minott (Moody) Boynton (1811 - 1847)

Born 31 May 1811 in West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Wife of Methusaleh Boynton — married about 24 Mar 1832 in West Newbury, Essex County, Massachusetts

Descendants

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Biography

Abigail was born in 1811. She passed away in 1847. ^[1]

From The Boynton Family, Pgs. 34 - 37: (excerpted)

86. v. Methusalah 6, b. Nov. 17, 1777; m. Amelia Dodge of Newbury, Aug. 17, 1806. He was a mariner and "died at sea from a wound in his hand in Nov. 1819." His wid. m. 2d, Joshua Mace, March 22, 1824. Children of Methsalah:

i. Methusalah 7, b. May 4, 1807. He had his name changed to Alfred, Jan 26, 1826; m. Abigail Moody of West Newbury. Pub. March 24, 1832. res. in Harrisville, Ohio, and West Newbury; d. in W. N., Aug. 8, 1867. Children all born in Harrisville, Ohio.

i. Alered 8.

ii. Eben Moody 8, of "Lightning Saw" and "Bicycle Railway" fame, was b. in 1840; he m. Anna Bartlett, dau of Stephen M. and Hannah (Johnson) Gale of Newburyport, May 1, 1872. Children:

i. Catherine C. 9, b. Nov. 2, 1873.

ii. Alice G. 9, b. Aug. 28, 1875.

iii. Abigail M. 9, b. Dec. 29, 1876.

iv. Ethel H. 9, b. Oct. 13, 1878.

v. Anna B. 9, b. May 8, 1880; d. May 16, 1880.

iii. Charles 8.

iv. William 8.

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Sources

• The Boynton Family. A genealogy of the descendants of William and John Boynton, compiled by John Farnham Boynton and Caroline Foster Harriman Boynton, 1897. Abigail Moody is the wife of Methusalah 'Alfred' Boynton, the son of Methusalah Boynton, Record #86, the son of Enoch Boynton, Record #39, Pg. 34.^[2]
• U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970: No. 71158, 21 Jan 1949, Paul Moody Boynton, son of Eben Moody Boytnon and Charlotte E. Dickson, great grandson of Methusalah (name changed to Alfred) Boynton and his wife, Abigail Moody, and third great grandson of patriot Enoch Boynton and Abigail Tarring.^[3]
• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988: Marriage, Alfred Boynton and Abigail Moody, int. March 24, 1832, West Newbury.^[4]
• Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850: Alfred Boynton and Abigail Moody, 24 Mar 1832, West Newbury, Essex County.^[5]
• 1850 US Census: Chatham, Medina County, OH, 10 Sep 1850^[6]

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Footnotes

1. ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Barbara Hansen, 20 June 2014. Added information from Boynton/Rogers family researcher Nick Dann, 18 Sep 2019.
2. ↑ History of the Boynton Family, Pg. 34.
3. ↑ National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution, Louisville, Kentucky. Microfilm, 508 rolls
4. ↑ Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook)
5. ↑ Dodd, Jordan, Liahona Research, comp. Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850. With some noted exceptions all marriage records in this collection can be found at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, and may be available through Family History Centers throughout the United States; FHL microfilm # 0890240
6. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.; Roll: M432_709; Page: 228B; Image: 155