Elijah F. Boston
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| Elijah F. Boston | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 8, 1843 South Berwick, Maine |
| Died |
July 24, 1917[1] South Berwick, Maine[1] |
Cause of death | Cerebral Hemorhage, contributing cause, cancer of lower face[1] |
Resting place | Boston Plot, South Berwick, Maine[2][3] |
| Occupation | Farmer[4][5][6] |
| Spouse(s) | Mercy A Boston[4][7] |
| Children |
Carrie Belle Hasty Lafayette C. Boston Oliver Alphonso Boston Almon Cleveland Boston Clarence P. Boston Alice L. Allen |
| Parents |
Joseph Boston Alice Boston[1][4][5] |
Contents
Biography
Elijah F. Boston was born in South Berwick, Maine. He lived in the family home on Earls Road, South Berwick, Maine. The June 4, 1860 census has him living with his parents.[8] He was a Private in Company B in the 27th Me. during the civil war.[2][3][9] Elijah married Mercy Boston Plaisted (née Boston) on March 6, 1868 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire by Justice of the Peace W. H. Hackett.[4][7] !870 census dated June 24 he is living with his parents and is listed as a Farmer.[10] June 23, 1880 census states he is a Farmer and his wife Mercy is Keeping House, also list three children and his mother are living with him.[5] The June 16, 1900 census list Elijah as a Farmer living on "Geo O Earl" Road with twelve other family members. [6] In the April 28, 1910 census he is still listed as a Farmer under occupation and General Farm under Industry and only his wife and two children, which appear to be grandchildren.[11] Elijah died the second day after a cerebral hemorhage and the contributing cause was five years with cancer to the lower face.[1] The reporting doctor was F. A. Ross MD and Elijah was buried July 26, 1917.[1] The undertaker was A. McIntire of South Berwick, Maine.[1] He is buried in the family plot in the field behind the family house.[2][3] His son Almon applied for a tomb stone for him in 1940.[2][3] Gladys Hasty Carroll mentions Elijah in Dunnybrook.
Gravestone
ELIJAH F. BOSTON
CO, B
27 ME. INF.
Family Tree
| Joseph Boston | Alice Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elijah F. Boston | Mercy A Boston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carrie Belle Hasty | Lafayette C Boston | Oliver Alphonso Boston | Almon Cleveland Boston | Clarence P Boston | Alice L Allen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 http://interactive.ancestry.com/1962/31515_204091-01578/1448950?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dMaineDeathRe%26h%3d1448950%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7602&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=31515_204091-01578 Source Citation Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1908-1922 Vital Records; Roll #: 6 Source Information Ancestry.com. Maine, Death Records, 1617-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Maine Death Records, 1617-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 http://interactive.ancestry.com/2375/40110_285354-00153/2143824?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dQGHeadstoneApps%26h%3d2143824%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26tid%3d25677214%26tpid%3d1777696317%26rhSource%3d1962&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=40110_285354-00153 Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1916; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 http://interactive.ancestry.com/2375/40050_520306900_0367-01785/578353?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dQGHeadstoneApps%26h%3d578353%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%253aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d2375&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord Ancestry.com. U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941. Microfilm publication M1916, 134 rolls. ARC ID: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, Record Group 92. National Archives at Washington, D.C. Applications for Headstones, compiled 01/01/1925 - 06/30/1970, documenting the period ca. 1776 - 1970 ARC: 596118. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774–1985, Record Group 92. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Applications for Headstones for U.S. military veterans, 1925-1941; National Archives Microfilm Publication: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General; Record Group Number: 92.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 http://interactive.ancestry.com/5241/41267_308208-02385/439853?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3dNHMarriageDivorceRecs%26h%3d439853%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d2554&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=41267_308208-02385 Source Information Ancestry,com. New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013. Original data: “New Hampshire, Marriage and Divorce Records, 1659–1947.” Online index and digital images. New England Historical Genealogical Society. Citing New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records, Concord, New Hampshire.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4241595-00110/16265034?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1880usfedcen%26h%3d16265034%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d5241&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord Source Citation Year: 1880; Census Place: South Berwick, York, Maine; Roll: 492; Family History Film: 1254492; Page: 603D; Enumeration District: 208; Image: 0108 Source Information Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 http://interactive.ancestry.com/7602/004120203_00572/2706171?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1900usfedcen%26h%3d2706171%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d6742&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: South Berwick, York, Maine; Roll: 603; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 0254; FHL microfilm: 1240603 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gss=angs-g&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Elijah+F&gsln=Boston&MSAV=1&msbdy=1843&msbpn__ftp=South+Berwick%2c+York%2c+Maine%2c+USA&msbpn=4209&msbpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3242%7c22%7c0%7c3229%7c4209%7c0%7c&msgdy=1868&msgpn__ftp=Portsmouth%2c+Rockingham%2c+New+Hampshire%2c+USA&msgpn=5430&msgpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3242%7c32%7c0%7c2548%7c5430%7c0%7c&msddy=1917&msdpn__ftp=South+Berwick%2c+York%2c+Maine%2c+USA&msdpn=4209&msdpn_PInfo=8-%7c0%7c1652393%7c0%7c2%7c3242%7c22%7c0%7c3229%7c4209%7c0%7c&msfng=Joseph&msfns=Boston&msmng=Alice&msmns=Boston&mssng0=Mercy+A+Plaisted&mssns0=Boston&cp=0&catbucket=rstp&uidh=pp2&pcat=ROOT_CATEGORY&h=20907&recoff=8+9+10+31+42+43+54+55&db=FSNewHampshireMarriage&indiv=1&ml_rpos=1 Source Information Ancestry.com. New Hampshire, Marriage Records Index, 1637-1947 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "New Hampshire Marriage Records 1637–1947." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2011. “New Hampshire Statewide Marriage Records 1637–1947,” database, FamilySearch, 2009. New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records. “Marriage Records.” New Hampshire Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord.
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- ↑ http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=civilwar_histdatasys&h=1224978&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=7602 Source Information Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009. Original data: Data compiled by Historical Data Systems of Kingston, MA from the following list of works. Copyright 1997-2009 Historical Data Systems, Inc. PO Box 35 Duxbury, MA 02331.
- ↑ http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4269447_00521/33144019?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1870usfedcen%26h%3d33144019%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7884&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord Source Citation Year: 1870; Census Place: South Berwick, York, Maine; Roll: M593_565; Page: 679A; Image: 521; Family History Library Film: 552064 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
- ↑ http://interactive.ancestry.com/7884/31111_4330017-00488/10155828?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2f%2fcgi-bin%2fsse.dll%3fdb%3d1910USCenIndex%26h%3d10155828%26indiv%3dtry%26o_vc%3dRecord%3aOtherRecord%26rhSource%3d7602&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: South Berwick, York, Maine; Roll: T624_548; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0268; FHL microfilm: 1374561 Source Information Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.