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Henry Boynton

Birth	:	3 Jun 1816 Holland, Orleans County, Vermont, USA
Death	:	7 Jul 1897 Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.0215683, -93.4610672
Plot	:	Bk 15 Row 2 plot 16 (lot 7) Cem Rec show Lot 11, Block 15
Inscription	:	This is an incredibly beautiful momument to this family. There are large oak leaves and acorns on each side, plus front & back of this stone. The seed, the acorn, symbolizes how greatness can arise from humble beginnings. A
Description	:	Henry Boynton was born in 1816 in Holland, Vermont. Hepsibah Willis Parmenter was born in 1800 in New Hampshire. Henry and Hepsibah were married in Vermont in 1838 and migrated that same year to Monroe Mills, Ohio. In 1859, they moved west to Iowa accompanied by their 20-year-old daughter Mary and newly married son, Quincy Adams Boynton and his wife, Sarah. Henry, Hepsibah, and Mary settled in Nevada. Mary Boynton became T. C. McCall’s second wife in 1860. T.C. had been widowed and had a small son. Quincy and Sarah stopped in Marion. He had brought horses and wagons... Read More	Henry Boynton was born in 1816 in Holland, Vermont. Hepsibah Willis Parmenter was born in 1800 in New Hampshire. Henry and Hepsibah were married in Vermont in 1838 and migrated that same year to Monroe Mills, Ohio. In 1859, they moved west to Iowa accompanied by their 20-year-old daughter Mary and newly married son, Quincy Adams Boynton and his wife, Sarah. Henry, Hepsibah, and Mary settled in Nevada. Mary Boynton became T. C. McCall’s second wife in 1860. T.C. had been widowed and had a small son. Quincy and Sarah stopped in Marion. He had brought horses and wagons and found work as a drayman. In 1862, he brought Sarah and their infant son, Williard Henry “Bill” to Nevada and enlisted in the army. He left horses and wagons for his father to use in his absence. Quincy returned in 1865 and resumed the dray work, which flourished since the railroad reached Nevada in 1864. In addition to hauling the freight, he was hired by the U.S. Government to meet each train to take the mail to and from the post office. He held that position until he died in 1882 while helping in the construction of the building on the southeast corner of 6th Street and K Avenue. Quincy’s oldest son, Bill, took over the mail contract, which he had until 1939. Miss Mary Moore and Professor Fuller were the teachers in the brick schoolhouse that opened in 1859. At the end of the first term, they got married and left town. Mr. Fuller died a year later and Mary returned to Nevada. Hepsibah had died in 1862 and Henry married Mary in 1864. The school enrollment had increased and the school board persuaded Mrs. Mary Boynton to return to teaching, which she did for many years. As a memorial to her many dedicated years, a picture of Moses receiving the Ten Commandments was gifted to the public library in her honor. Henry Boynton was in the construction business when he first came to Nevada and in the dray business while his son was in service. Then, he was a dealer in lime, cement, and other building products. In 1864, he was elected to the County Board of Supervisors. The court house had burned December 31, 1863, and Henry offered a resolution that was adopted. He suggested erecting a building for the use of Treasurer, Recorder, and Clerk of Court. In June 1864, the board recommended a wooden building be erected and Henry Boynton was given the contract. The building was to be twenty-six feet wide by forty feet long with the foundation to be quarried stone laid on lime mortar. In 1867, Henry was elected County Recorder. Henry and Mary lived at 407 K Avenue. Their son, Quincy, and later just his widow, Sarah, lived across the street west of them at 335 K Avenue. Another son, Frank, lived with his family in the first house north of Quincy. Henry Boynton died in 1897, Mary in 1889, and Sarah in 1910. They are buried in the Nevada Cemetery. Matthew and Aaron Hunt of Nevada are sixth generation descendants of Henry and Hepsibah Boynton. Taken from Nevada Community Historical Society From Story County Watchman July 16, 1897 DIED--At his residence in this city on Saturday morning Henry Boynton, aged 81 years, 1 month and 7 days. Mr. Boynton had been sick for many weary months but at all times had a abiding faith that he would soom be around and until the last held that belief. He was a native of Holland, Orleans county, Vt. In 1855 he moved to Marion, Iowa, where he built and operated a flouring mill. He came to Nevada in 1860 and engaged in his first wife Mr. H. Parmenter* dying in 1861 by whom he had three children Mary, Irene and Quincy all of whom have passed to the beyond. In 1865 he was married to Mrs. Mary Moore Fuller* who with one daughter, Miss May, survives him. He was one of those who aided by example and energy in building up the great west and was well and favorably know to all, and his loss has been one that will long be remembered. Some of the notable improvements of the city was started and carried to completion by him thus assisting in the upbuilding of the city as well as assisting in all good works for the benefit of all. The funeral was conducted from his residence by Rev. Parsons of State Center. He was a member of the Presbyterian church, an original abolitionist, and a thoroughly exemplary man, despising all the usual hypocrisies of which this world has more its due share. SUBMITTER'S NOTE: "Mrs. H. Parmenter" was Hepsibah Willis previously married to Ebenezer Parmenter. Henry Boynton's second wife, referred to as "Mrs. Mary Moore Fuller" was Mary E. Moore previously married to Edwin Fuller. Contributor: Jean Wilson - [email protected]

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Henry Boynton's memorial is located at: Nevada Municipal Cemetery, Nevada, Story County, USA.
When did Henry Boynton death?
Henry Boynton death on 7 Jul 1897 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.0215683
Longitude: -93.4610672

Family Members:

Spouse

Hepzibah “Zibah” Willis Parmenter Boynton

(1800 - 1862)

Mary E. Moore Boynton

(1836 - 1899)

Children

Mary Abigail Boynton McCall

(1839 - 1875)

Quincy Adams Boynton

(1842 - 1882)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Nevada Municipal Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0215683, -93.4610672

2. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Nevada, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0233803, -93.4629364

3. Evergreen Memory Gardens
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Coordinate: 42.0424995, -93.4682999

4. Knoll Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0489006, -93.4869003

5. Pleasant Run Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9864006, -93.4060974

6. Mound Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9899520, -93.3691480

7. Murphy Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0569000, -93.3672028

8. Bloomington Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0466573, -93.5852182

9. Woodland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.9324989, -93.4064026

10. Oak Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0891991, -93.3550034

11. Ames Municipal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.0301208, -93.6061249

12. Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1063740, -93.5614370

13. Saint James Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0088997, -93.3099976

14. Colo Cemetery
Colo, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0181808, -93.3083420

15. Story Memorial Gardens
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9933014, -93.6112976

16. McMichael Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0852203, -93.5915833

17. Arrasmith Cemetery
Franklin Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0855600, -93.5913900

18. First Christian Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0270500, -93.6174100

19. Walnut Grove Cemetery
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9468994, -93.5903015

20. Cambridge Cemetery
Cambridge, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.9067600, -93.5424400

21. Maxwell Cemetery
Maxwell, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8950500, -93.3996900

22. Sheffield Cemetery
Howard Township, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.1369020, -93.5585790

23. Saint Thomas Aquinas Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224370, -93.6450840

24. Saint Johns Episcopal Church Columbarium
Ames, Story County, USA
Coordinate: 42.0224100, -93.6481040