Wm. B Boyer (1878–1971)
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- Born
- 1878
- Died
- 1971
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When was Wm. B Boyer born? 1878.
When did Wm. B Boyer die? 1971.
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Wm. B Boyer (1878–1971) was born in 1878, and died in 1971, at about age 93. A cemetery record documents Wm. B's grave. Source: Names in Stone. AncestryData does not yet have further details about Wm. B's life.
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1886 · age 8 — The Statue of Liberty was dedicated
1906 · age 28 — The San Francisco earthquake struck
1918 · age 40 — World War I ended and the influenza pandemic swept the world
1935 · age 57 — The Social Security Act was signed
1945 · age 67 — World War II ended
1955 · age 77 — Rosa Parks's arrest sparked the Montgomery bus boycott
1964 · age 86 — The Civil Rights Act was signed
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When was Wm. B Boyer born?
Wm. B Boyer was born in 1878.
When did Wm. B Boyer die?
Wm. B Boyer died in 1971.
How old was Wm. B Boyer at the time of death?
Wm. B Boyer was about 93 years old.
Where is Wm. B Boyer buried?
A cemetery record from Names in Stone documents Wm. B's grave; see the source link on this page for the cemetery map.
Who was president when Wm. B Boyer was born?
Rutherford B. Hayes was president of the United States when Wm. B was born.
Who was president when Wm. B Boyer died?
Richard Nixon was president of the United States when Wm. B died.
What major events happened during Wm. B Boyer's lifetime?
During Wm. B's lifetime: the Statue of Liberty was dedicated (1886, age 8); Ford introduced the Model T (1908, age 30); Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic (1927, age 49); the attack on Pearl Harbor brought the United States into World War II (1941, age 63); the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education (1954, age 76); the Civil Rights Act was signed (1964, age 86).
Which U.S. censuses would include Wm. B Boyer?
Federal censuses taken during Wm. B's lifetime and now public: 1880, 1890, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, 1950. Most 1890 census records were lost in a 1921 fire.
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1878
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1971
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