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Benjamin Boyce

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Benjamin Boyce

Birth
Leeds, Leeds and Grenville United Counties, Ontario, Canada
Death
18 Aug 1846 (aged 33)
Harrison County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Thayer, Union County, Iowa, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.0509806, Longitude: -94.1001711
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Married Susannah Content Judd 8 Feb 1836.

Benjamin was a policeman in Nauvoo Illinois.
He was kidnapped by Missourians.
Benjamin Boyce was one of the men that was taken by a mob to Missouri and whipped with hickory writhes until nearly dead, from the effects of which he never entrily recovered and which caused his death some months later. John at this time was about four years old. This left John's mother Susannah without any one of her own to look after her. A little girl was born some months after - Susan. There was a boy born before John his name was Alma he was drowned when about three years of age. Ira Hinkley one of Grandma Boyces nephews a boy about 17 yrs old, hearing of his aunts condition came back from Winter Quarters and drove their team to W. Q. This kindness she fully appreciated.
Married Susannah Content Judd 8 Feb 1836.

Benjamin was a policeman in Nauvoo Illinois.
He was kidnapped by Missourians.
Benjamin Boyce was one of the men that was taken by a mob to Missouri and whipped with hickory writhes until nearly dead, from the effects of which he never entrily recovered and which caused his death some months later. John at this time was about four years old. This left John's mother Susannah without any one of her own to look after her. A little girl was born some months after - Susan. There was a boy born before John his name was Alma he was drowned when about three years of age. Ira Hinkley one of Grandma Boyces nephews a boy about 17 yrs old, hearing of his aunts condition came back from Winter Quarters and drove their team to W. Q. This kindness she fully appreciated.


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