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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Boyer, George W.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1834-1913
History
George W. Boyer was born in Victoria Corner, New Brunswick, in 1834, the second son of George R. Boyer (1800-1886) and Chloe Anne (1801-1882). George W. first married Anna Maria Kimball (1838-1886) and then, when widowed, married Eleanor Davis (1838-1922), widow of Phillip Davis of Woodstock, New Brunswick. George W. Boyer had two adoptive daughters, Catherine Downs and Annie Davis.
George W. Boyer spent most of his 79 years living in Victoria Corner as a boot and shoe manufacturer and as a farmer. In 1893, fire destroyed the house that he had built in Victoria Corner. He then moved to Hartland, NB, where he lived until his death in 1913.
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Victoria Corner, 1834-1893
Hartland, 1893-1913