Jacob Boyer^[1]

1815 - 1872  (57 years)

• Name	Jacob Boyer  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Born	1815	Rowlandville, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania   [5, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Lived in	1850	Bristol Twp., Philadelphia Co, PA   [5, 11]
  Occupation	1850  [5, 12]
  	Saw Grinder
  Occupation	1860	Philadelphia County, PA   [5, 13]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1870  [5, 14]
  	Laborer
  Living in	14 Jul 1870	Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States   [15]
  FindAGrave URL	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204727850
  FindAGrave ID	204727850
  FamilySearch ID	LTJJ-YCD
  FamilySearch URL	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LTJJ-YCD
  Died	22 Apr 1872	Olney, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania   [2, 5, 9, 10, 16, 17]
  Buried	24 Apr 1872	St. James the Less Episcopal Churchyard, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [5]
  Person ID	I3102	Main
  Last Modified	3 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	John Boyer,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Elizabeth Cowper,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Unknown,   d. Bef 1850
  Notes	Married: According to WRBJr "George Washington Boyer (Sr.) had only half brothers and half sisters."  This fact was common family knowledge. Depending So Jacob Boyer may have had at least two wives.  George W. Boyer Sr.was the only child with the first wife, whose name is still unknown to us.  When George was 2 years old he appears in the census of 1850 but even at this early age there is no record of his mother.  We can only guess what happened to her - at this time death from childbirth or disease was common. [18]
  Children	+ 1. George Washington Boyer,   b. 21 Feb 1848, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 16 Jan 1926, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  (Age 77 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1248	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret Merion,   b. 1829, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Y  [19]
  Notes	Married: American Boyers 1984 ed, p. 639: Jacob Boyer b. 1813 at Rowlandville, now part of Philadelphia, PA married Elizabeth Merion, a Quakeress. Children: George W., Anna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jacob, Herny, John, Adelbert, Leah, and Brunner. The 1850 census shows that Margaret Merion, age 21 is living in the household of Jacob Boyer, along with George Boyer, age 2, and two others named John and Elizabeth Butler (no known relation).  Jacob's wife in future census' (including 1860 and 1870) is named Margaret, and the ages mach Margaret Merion's age in the 1850 census - so it is on this basis that we conclude for now that Margaret Boyer was Margaret Merion before her marriage to Jacob Boyer sometime between the 1850 census and the birth of her first child cir 1851. A fascinating glimpse at family life is provided in the 1870 census which shows the children in the family - even Lizze, age 13 - as "Works in Wollen Mill".  Bill Boyer thinks perhaps this was Whitaker's Mill in the Olney section of Philadelphia. [20, 21]
  Children	1. Anna Boyer, "Annie",   b. 16 Apr 1851, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Mar 1933  (Age 81 years)   2. Sarah Boyer, "Sallie",   b. 30 Aug 1857, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 May 1917, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 59 years)   3. Elizabeth Boyer, "Lizzie",   b. Abt 1860, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Jacob Boyer,   b. 8 Sep 1861, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania ,   d. 8 Jun 1912, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  (Age 50 years)   5. Henry Boyer,   b. Abt 1862,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. John Boyer,   b. Abt 1865,   d. Abt 1933  (Age ~ 68 years)   7. Aldelbert Boyer, "Del",   b. Abt 1867,   d. Yes, date unknown + 8. Aleah Boyer, "Leah",   b. 11 Oct 1869, Pennsylvania ,   d. 1 Oct 1933  (Age 63 years) + 9. Brunner H. Boyer,   b. Abt 1872,   d. Aft 1920  (Age ~ 49 years)
  Documents		John Boyer m. Elizabeth Cowper and their son Jacob Boyer. Jacob Boyer b. 1813 at Rowlandville, now part of Philadelphia, PA married Elizabeth Merion, a Quakeress. Children: George W., Anna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jacob, Herny, John, Adelbert, Leah, and Brunner.
  Last Modified	30 Jun 2020
  Family ID	F1249	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 1815 - Rowlandville, Philadelphia Co., Pennsylvania Lived in - 1850 - Bristol Twp., Philadelphia Co, PA Occupation - Laborer - 1860 - Philadelphia County, PA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		1850 Census - Jacob Boyer Family 1850 Census image, Bristol Township in the County of Philadelphia. Dwelling number 318, Family number 320. Enumerated 28 August, 1850 (Bristol Twp., Philadelphia County, was located just east of Germantown. The present day neighborhoods of East and West Oak Lane, Fern Rock and Logan are where the old Bristol Township was.) Persons listed as being in the same "family" were (order below is same as census order): Jacob Boyer, age 34, Saw grinder, born PA, "married within the year" not indicated. George Boyer, age 2, born PA Margaret Merion, age 21, born PA, "married within the year" not indicated. John Butler, age 32, Saw grinder, Born Ireland Elizabeth Butler, age 30, born England
  		1860 Census - Jacob Boyer family 1860 Census P. 17 1st district, 22nd Ward, Philadelphia County, PA Enumerated 8 Jun 1860, Post office: "Germantn" All born in PA Jacob Boyer, 42, Laborer Margt. ,30 George, 12 Anna, 9 Sarah, 7 Elizabeth, 5 Jacob, 9 months
  		1870 Census (1st enumeration) Jacob Boyer Family 1870 Census - Philadelphia County, Ward 22, District 71 Germantown Post Office. Enumerated 14 July 1870 Jacob Boyer, age 55, Laborer, both parents born in USA, born PA, male citizen of US 21 or over Margaret, age 41, both parents born in USA, born PA George, age 23, Gardener, born PA, male citizen of US 21 or over. Annie, age 19, Works in wollen mill, born in PA Sallie, age 17, Works in wollen mill, born in PA Lizzie, age 13, Works in wollen mill, born in PA Jacob, age 11, born in PA, attended school within the year Henry, age 8, born in PA, attended school within the year John, age 5, born in PA Delbert, age 3, born in PA Aleah, age 9 months, born in PA, born within the past year in October.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Jacob Boyer m. Elizabeth Merion Name: Elizabeth Merion Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1845 Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Organization Name: St James Church, Kingsesslng Spouse: Jacob Boyer Source Citation Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 226 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History.
  		John Boyer m. Elizabeth Cowper and their son Jacob Boyer. Jacob Boyer b. 1813 at Rowlandville, now part of Philadelphia, PA married Elizabeth Merion, a Quakeress. Children: George W., Anna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jacob, Herny, John, Adelbert, Leah, and Brunner.
  		Bristol Township, Philadelphia - Townships Consolidated in 1854
  		Jacob Boyer - Return of Death certificate
  		Jacob Boyer - died of suffocation Philadelphia Inquirer - 25 Apr 1872, p2.

  
  

• Notes

  JSH notes: Verbal family history says he must have been married twice. It is common knowledge among his living descendants today (2020) that his son George Washington Boyer was half-brother to all of his siblings. More details here: https://jhowell.com/wp/who-was-george-washington-boyers-mother/ Cause of death: Suffocation from pieces of ? lodging in wind pipe (see "Return of Death" document) Notes from American Boyers (1915) p. 174: "c (10) Jacob Boyer, son of John Boyer and Mary Smith, was born 1813 at Rowlandville (now part of Phila.,Pa., and died in Olney, Pa., 1872.  Married a Quakeress, Elizabeth Merion.  The children were George W., Jacob, John, Adelbert, Henry, Bruner, Ann, Sarah, Elizabeth, and Leah." Notes from "American Boyers" p. 639: "4 - AG171 Jacob Boyer, b. 1813, at Rowlandville, now a part of Philadelphia, PA, d. 1872 in Olney, PA. Married Elizabeth Merion a Quakeress." The 1850 census implies that Jacob was 32 when George W. Boyer was born, making it plausible that Jacob may have been married to someone else before Margaret. [22, 23]

  
  

• Sources

  [SAuth] John Spencer Howell, Jr., John Spencer Howell, Jr., (http://www.jhowell.com/ jhowell@jhowell.com). [S690] 1870 U.S. Census, 22 Ward, P135, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA - age 55. [S1735] FamilySearch.org, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 26 Aug 2018), entry for Jacob Boyer, person ID LTJJ-YCD. [S977] 1860 U.S. Census, "Jacob Boyer, age 42", Philadelphia County, Ward 22, District 1, p17, enumerated 8 June, 1860. [S1656] Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204727850/jacob-boyer. [S1252] Death Certificate, Sarah Boyer death certificate. [S690] 1870 U.S. Census, 22 Ward, P135, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA - age 55. implies b 1815. [S689] 1850 U.S. Census, age 34 - implies b. cir 1816. [S1357] American Boyers, Donald Arthur Boyer, Historian, (7th Edition, Published 1984, 990 East Philadelphia Street, York, PA 17403), p. 639 "AG171 Jacob Boyer b. 1813, at Rowlandville, PA, d. 1872, Olney, PA". [S1252] Death Certificate, Jacob Boyer index of death certificate. Name: Jacob Boyer Birth Date: abt 1815 Birth Place: Philadelphia Death Date: 22 Apr 1872 Death Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Age at Death: 57 Burial Date: 24 Apr 1872 Burial Place: St James. [S689] 1850 U.S. Census, Bristol Twp, Philadelphia Co., PA. [S689] 1850 U.S. Census, Saw grinder. [S977] 1860 U.S. Census, "Laborer" Philadelphia County, Ward 22, District 1, p17, enumerated 8 June, 1860. [S690] 1870 U.S. Census, 22 Ward, P135, Germantown, Philadelphia, PA - age 55, Laborer. [S690] 1870 U.S. Census, Living in Germantown. [S1252] Death Certificate, Return of Death Certificate in the City of Phila Citation. Citation "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6Q1Y-8T?cc=1320976&wc=9FRP-W38%3A1073323201 : 16 May 2014), 004010383 > image 988 of 1165; Philadelphia City Archives and Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. [S1122] Philadelphia Inquirer, "...Jacob Boyer, aged 57 years, a resident of Olney, Twenty-second Ward, who was found dead in a wood shed in the rear of the Feltenville Hotel ... the deceased died of suffocation superinduced by the lodgment of a piece of meat in his throat.". [S8] WR Boyer, 5 sep 2003. [S1793] Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, (Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records). Name: Elizabeth Merion Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 3 Jul 1845 Marriage Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Organization Name: St James Church, Kingsesslng Spouse: Jacob Boyer Source Citation Historical Society of Pennsylvania; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records; Reel: 226 Source Information Ancestry.com. Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-2013 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Methodist Church Records. Valley Forge, Pennsylvania: Eastern Pennsylvania United Methodist Church Commission on Archives and History. [S8] WR Boyer, Conversation 25 Nov 2005. [S1357] American Boyers, Donald Arthur Boyer, Historian, (7th Edition, Published 1984, 990 East Philadelphia Street, York, PA 17403), American Boyers 1984 ed, p. 639: Jacob Boyer b. 1813 at Rowlandville, now part of Philadelphia, PA married Elizabeth Merion, a Quakeress. Children: George W., Anna, Sarah, Elizabeth, Jacob, Herny, John, Adelbert, Leah, and Brunner. [S8] WR Boyer, interview. [S563] Wendy HINSDALE Smythe, interview 28 Apr 2004 reunion.