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From: "The Avedisians" <>
Subject: Fw: [GM-L] thomas and elizabeth (hall) boyd
Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2003 08:57:44 -0400


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From: "The Avedisians" <>
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Subject: Re: [GM-L] thomas and elizabeth (hall) boyd


> In addition, around 1948, when I was ten, there were my father's cousins
> who visited us from (I think) Concord, Mass. They may have been 2nd
cousins
> or whatever. Anyway, Fred Boyd and (I think her name was Doris) his wife
> and their daughter Connie, who was about 14. So she was born about 1934.
> If anyone has information re: any of them, I would love to have it.
> Fred would have to have been descended from Fred Boyd, my grandmother's
> older brother, mentioned in my earlier letter -- born before 1880.
>
> Judy Avedisian
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> From: "The Avedisians" <>
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> Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 8:10 PM
> Subject: [GM-L] thomas and elizabeth (hall) boyd
>
>
> > I am looking for information re: my great grandparents. Thomas Boyd,
born
> in Antrim, Ireland, 11/21/1835.
> > He died 11/24/1913 and was buried in Cambridge, Mass. I believe he
lived
> in Arlington. Was married to Elizabeth Hall ( 8/3/1836, Antrim --
8/21/84
> bur. Cambridge, MA) Don't know if they married in Ireland or in the US
..
> or when either of them came to this country.
> >
> > His parents were Peter and Mary (McQuillan) Boyd, both b. in Antrim.
> Elizabeth's parents were John and Martha Hall, Ireland
> >
> > My grandmother, Jane Louisa Boyd, was b. 1880, Cambridge, MA -- much
> younger than the other 3 children. Sadly, her mother died when she was
very
> small.
> >
> > Their other children were:
> > Elizabeth (m. James Campbell)
> > Matilda (m. Joseph Morrison)
> > Fred
> >
> > When Elizabeth died, my grandmother (age 4) went to live with one of her
> married sisters.
> > I think it was Mattie.
> >
> > Would love further info since this is the one dead end in our
geneaology.
> >
> > Judy Avedisian
> >
> >
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