PETER DOYER FAMILY

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Plum Creek Township,Armstrone; County ~

Pennsylvania

433 Doyer Names listed; with alistin~ of 1~450 Names of Rel-atives of Boyers; with a Totalof 1,883 Listed Names.

Compiled by: Dale Eu~ene BoyerPublished, 1 August 1964

Doalsburf" Penna.

Publication Authorized by the Peter Boyer Family Board of Directors;

Owen Doyer ••••• 1963-66Elderton, Fa.Dale E. Boyer '0 1963-66Boalsburl:'.• rae

Ray Boyer ••••.• 1963-65RD, Rural Valley, Pa.vr. Harold Boyer. 1963-65RD 1. Kittanning, Po.•

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PETER BOYER FAMILY

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Plum Creek Tovmship,

Armstrong County.

Pennsylvania

433 Boyer Names listed; with alisting of 1~450 Names of Rel-atives of Boyers,; with a Totalof 1,883 Listed Names.

Compiled by: Dale Eugene Boyer

Published, 1 August 1964

BoalsburG, Penna.

Publication Authorized by the Peter Boyer Family Board of Directors;

Dale E. Boyer •• 1963-66 'V'f. Harold Boyer. 1963-65Boalsburt;. Pa. lID 1, Kittanning, Pa.

- ---OwenBoyer ••••• 1963-66Elderton, Pa.

Ray Boyer •••••• 1963-65RD. Rural Valley, Fa.

Murnace Wingard •• 1963-64RD, Rural Valley, Fa.

Lawrence W. Boyer. 1963-641014 Wills AvenueNew Kensington" Penna.

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Peter Boyer •••••••••••••• 3 75Peter, E. Boy-er ••••.••••••••• 0 •••

RRalph Earl Doyer ••••••••••••••••. .22Richard Boyer •••••.•••••••••.Rober t Cyrus Boyer ••••••••••••••

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13Burns, Oliver-Sarah Boyer •••••••Blystone. James O.-Bertha Doyer ••Bly~tone, Otis-Lottie Boyer •••••Brown, James R. -Cora Mae Boyer ••

. CCalarie, Peter~Frances Boyer ••••Cessna, Roy-Vio~a Shetler •••••••Cooper, Curtis-Olive Rearick ••••Crotty, James-LIanna Marshall ••••

DDavis # Worth-Dora Fennell •••••••Duell, Ralph- Betty Enterline ••. . EEspey.Arthur-June Rearick ••• 16Espey.Charles Clair- ••••••••••••Espey, Charles Glenn ••••••••••••Espey~ Homer-Dessie Doyer •••••••Espey. William-Emma Jane BoyerEnterline, Frank-Charlotte. Boyer .•

William Boyer ••••••••••••••••. ' ••William C. Doyer ••••••••••••••••Will iam Jame s Boyer • 0 •••••••••••

Willi~ Newton Boyer ••••••••••••Josiah tVilbert Boyer ••••••••••••

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Addison Boyer •••••••••••••••••••• 45 Lawrence Webster Doyer ••••••••••Alexander Boyer .•• a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lawrence Wilsan Boyer' ••...•..•••Archi.baid Boyer .' ••• :.. •• • . • •• ••• • •• 73 Leroy Charles Boyer " •••••••••••••Austin Vernon Doyer ••••••••••..•• 25 Lester Edgar Boyer ••••••••••••••

13 Lester L. Boyer •••••••••••••••••DO~Ter ••• e •.••••••••• " 23, M• • • • •••• ~ ••• • •••• III • • •• 11 luchael Boyer •••••••••••••••••••

C Michal T. Doyer •••••••••••••••••Calvin Boyer ••.••••••.••••••••••• 13 Milton Lawrence Boyer .•••••••••••Carl Edson Boyer •••• o •••••••••••• 48 NCharles Boyer ••.•.•••••.......••• 21 Naldie Ray Doyer ••••••••••••••••Charles Preston Doyer •••••.••••••• 22 Noah Doyer ••••.•••.•••••••••• 83R. Charles Doyer • • • • • • . . • . . . • • . • • 5 0Charles William Boyer •••••••••••• 27Clarence Earl Doyer •••••.•••••••• 72Clark Boyer ••••••••••• 0 0 •••• 0 • • •• 73Clinton Boyer • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • •• 22

DDa.vid Boyer ••••••••• 0 ••••••••••••

Dennis Boyer ••• III •• oa •••• e ••••• 0 •••

EEdgar Franklin Doyer •••••••••••••EdInUIld J. Dcry-er •••• '"••••• 0 •• 0 ••••

Edwin Gring Boyer ••••••••••••••••Ermnett Earl 1Jo~ler •• 0 •• ~ ••••••••••

Everett L. Doyer .•••••.••••.• ~.•••F

Franklin J. Doyer .••••••••• 0 0 •••••

Franklin Sylvester Doyer •••••.•••Anderson Frank Doyer •• 0 ••••••••••

GGeorge Boyer •••••.••••••••••• 3

HHar'old Boy-er 6 ••• & •••••••••• 0 •••••

Walter Harold Doyer ••••••••••••••Harry- ..Boyer ••••• Ct ••• 00 ••• 0 It • I) • 00 •••

Harry Frallidin Doyer ••••••••.••••Harry Orri~ Doyer •••••••••• '•.••••Harry Wel1in,r(ton Doyer •••....••••Harvey c. Do~rer ••••••••• 0 '" ••• 0 • 0 •

Harv~ Windrum Doyer' ••••••.••••••lle:nIjT Boyer ••• 0 •••••••• 0 • 0> ••• 0 •••

Herman E. 13oyor • • • • • • • • • • • • . • 0 •••

Howard Boyer e _ d .•••••• ~ 00 ••• 0 Q 0 01 00 " •

I-Ioward O.~ Doyer ••••••••••••••• 00 ••

Jacob Boyer • •• •• • ••• • • • • 10 13 44Jacob Clair Boyer •••••••.••••..•• 52James Addison Doyer •••.•.•••••••. 13James Peter Doyer • • • • • • . • • • • • • • •• 52J es se Doyer • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • • • • • • •• 73Jes~e Ellsworth Doyer •••.......•• 46John Boyer •• 0 II •••••••• " 0 0 0 • ~ ~." • •• 37John Albert Boyer • • • • • • • 22' r 47 64John Henry Doyer • • . . . . . . • . • . . . • . • 5John M. Clarence Doyer ••.•..•...• 6John J. Doyer •••••••••.•.••••••• " 76Jonathan Russell Doyer ••••......• 24Joseph Boyer •••••••• e •••••••• oo •• 75Josiah Jacob Doyer ••••.•••••••••• 70

FFennell, Clifford •••••••••••••••Fennell; Jacob-:Mary Doyel' •••••••Fennell ~ Peter of •••• 0 0 •••• 0 0 •••• 0

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Gearhart~ Clair-lfuJ-dah BoyerGearhart" wank-Jtme Boyer ••••••Gilliam" Harr;r-1(]"arp:aret Boyer •••Glaid; Herman-Ivy Vitas Boyer •••GoldstrohmJHenry-Mildred Hawkins •Greer" Thomas~~zelea Doyel' ••••••

IIHarkleroad; GeorGe-Hannah.Doyer ••Harkleroad~ Jackson-Levina Boyer •Harkleroad~ WilliamA. • •••••••••Harkleroad" rrilliam L••••••••••.Harmon, - Ira-SrlliJa Doyel' ••••••••••Ha'Nkins~ David • • • • • • • • • • • • • •• 37Hawkins, Gran-c •••••••••••••.•.••••Hawkins" Harold Porter ••••.••••••Hawkins, Hiram T.-Alice A. Boyer.Ha\liTkins~ JOl1ce ••••• e •••••.•.••••.••

Hill J . ]~on ..•Cora l'Teyer ••••.••••••Hovis J Joseph-Cora Delle Doyel' ••

KKelley~Vrilliam-Lois Doyel' •••••••Killf,,, Donald-l1artha Enterline

LLau.i'f,Frank-Oliv0 Doyel' ••••••••••Lawton, Frank-Dessie Doyel' ••••••

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McClarren, Merle-Dessie Boyar •••McCurdyJ 1l.rchie-VJilda Doy~r .•••••McCullough" Carl-Lucy Wilma BoyerMcFarland, Grmkt-Ti11ie Rearick "McElfresh" .-Nora Doyel' •••McIntosh~ Jackson-Sarah Ann BoyerMcIntosh~ Preston ••••••••••.•••••McIntyre" 1awrel1ce-l1innie Boyer ••T\1eyer,. Eimneti:; • Cl •• 0 • G • 0 G 6 0 ••• 0 • 0 •

Meyer" GeorEe-E1izabeth ShetlerMeyer. Or'man •• «I • e 0 0 • 0 • 0 •• 0 •• 0 • 0 •

Meyer:l '111'U son •••••.••••••••••••••Moore, Harr:r-E1izabeth Boyer

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pPeterman~ Jom1-Elizabeth Doyel'Powers" Floyd-Lulu Elizabeth Smith

RRaymer~ Claire-Sarah SvvigertRaymer; -Lewis-Olie Harkleroad •••Rearick. Berton Reese •••••••••••Rear ick, Harvey nils on ••••••••••Rearick" ,Jackson-Elizabeth Boyer •Rearick, Sam-Mary Ann Doyel'Rearick. William-Henrietta Wise •Reefer" (lI.l\I'en-Olive Doyel' ••••.•••

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Velma. Amanda Boyer ••• •• 44 77Sheaffer .• Elder-Ida Lavina Boyer. 31Shetler~ Christopher-Suzanna. Boyer 38Shetler, Frank •••••••••••••••••• 39Shetler" Harvey Alpha-Jennie Mabel

Boyer ••••••••• 30Shetler" John ••••••••••••••••••• 38Smeltzer JI Ira-Edna Pearl Doyer ••• 56Smith~ Carl-Dorothy Evelyn Hawkins 79Smith; David-Della Boyer •••••••• 57SmithJl Lud,:)lph • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 57stevmrt .• R(~-Ruth Boyer ••••••••• 58Stewart, V{::tlter-Zelda. Boyer ••• •• 5Stubrich, John-Roxie Harkleroad 62S1vankJlDaniel Raymond-Cora Mae

Boyer •••••••• 27S1"ligert" Harry-:Mary McIntosh •••• 74

TTerrence:l William-Maragret Boyer 8

UUplinGer Jl Andrew Jackson-Susan

Shetler ••• 40Uplillf,er,Elmer Crea ••••••••••••• 41Uplinger .• Harvey Henderson ••• ••• 40UplillGer, Roy Milton •••••••••••• 4QUplin~erJl Walter O•••••••••••••• 41

VVanDyke.• Scott-Gladys Hovis 49

WWagner .• Carl-Gladys Shetler ••••• 39Watterson" John Edward-Alice Sadie

Shetler •• 41Wilhelm .• Mert-Ida Burns ••••••••• 20Wingard" Murnace-1l!W'rtle Boyer • •• 70Wise~ Frederick-Christina Doyer.. 75vTray~ Thomas-MaJ;'t;;aret Doyel' • •• • • 71

-*-TIvlPORTANTINFORMATION • • • • on members .of the Peter Doyel' Family should be for-warded as soon as possible to __

Rev. Dale E. Boyer% :Mr. Derton Rear ickPost Office Box 177Rural Valley" Pa. 16249

We shall continue to gather informationand up-to-date statistics on the Familyfor possible publication of any futureEdi tion of the Peter Doyel' Family Tree.

Additional copies of the Family Tree areavailable.

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INTRODUCTION<IiIl. •••••••

In the year 58 B.C., Julius Caesar' conquered the ,Helvetians and their allies, a-mongwhom'werethe Celtic Boii of Cisalpine Gaul.' ~heseBoii (see Section 28, Beok I,Caesar,'s Commentaries) had won the admiration of the great conqueror. and he allowedthem i:x:l settle in the land of the Aedui,other all iesof the Helvetians. "They latermigrated to Bohemia, to which and to Bavaria they gave their namelt (See page 166" Vel.IX, The Ceritury Dictionary and Cyc16pedia). ltThe Bavarians take their namefrom the'Boii, a Celtic tribe who inhabited the distI'ic"t;s, which, Y'lhenconquered by the Romans,became the Romanprovinces of Vinde11cie. and Noricum. After the fall of the WesternEinpire this terri tory was overrun by various G~r~ic tribes who formed themselvesinto a confederation like that of the F!'anks and Marcommanniand called themselvesBoiarii.' The confederacy o'frthe Boiarii was.made:-tr~butary first to the Ostrogothsand then to the Franks 0 Finally the sovereignty over them was assumedby Charlemagne,and on the death of that: niona.rch~,thE)kings qf t~e Franks and Germansgoverned it bytheir lieutenants, whobore the title of margrave,. afterward converted into that of aduke, and latterly (1623) into that of elector.u (See llBavaria,lt Vol. II, The Ameri.••cana) • " . . ' . .

The descendants of these Boiares have become intimately'identified with the landand history of Germany, France, England,. etc. In Au~tria the name is spelled Boiar;in Germanyit is Bayer, Baier, Beyer, Beier, Dyer, eic.; in_France it is most oftenBoyer; in England Bowyer. It is interesting to note that Normandyfurnished Williamthe Conqueror a number of Boyer soldiers for ~h~ battle of Hastings (1066), and thatthose who thus became a part of England became distinguished enough to furnish a doz-en or more coats of arms. Religious persecution beginning in the i6th Century underthe Bourbons and ending in wholesale emigration caused manyFrench Huguenots to fleeto Holland, Switzerland, England, etc. Thus it came about that someBoyers were Lnthe army of WilliaJJl of Orange in the battle of Boyne (1690) in Ireland. Those whosettled in Ire'land- and perhaps ,Scotland - spe11 "tihenamewith an IIs", namely Boyers,and are generally Presbyterian. "The ,Boyers have a, large place in the history ofFrance. "Several branches belong to the nobility. Manyhave been distinguished asministers~ soldiers s physicians, statesmen, etc. A notable example was the late Car-dinal Jean Pierre Boyer (1829-1896), Archbishop of Bourges0 Prince Lucien Bonaparte#brother of the great Napoleon, incurred the latter's displeasure by marrying a beau-tiful girl namedBoyer. Many,of. this nam~.were Huguenots.11 (See Stapletonl s Memor-ials of the Huguenots in America" page 54y•. The Boyer historian has examined manycity directories in Germany,;Fra~ce, ,England and ot~er European countries, ,and findsmanyBoyers in all the important walks of lif~.

The Boyers begaJi to ,com~to America as early as 1648. In that year AlexanderBoyer, a Huguenot; was Deputy Commissaryof the 'Colony. Hewas a man of great prom-inence (See Stapletonfs Memorials). For half a century very few came. The Revocationof the Edic'l; of-Nantes (1685) by Louis XIV, j.t is estimated, caused 500,000 Hugunotsto leave France, manyof them coming throu.gh Holland and England to different partsof Alnerica. Someof t11emsettled aG Rio de Janeiro.s Brazil; some at Port Royal, NCJvaScotia; someat Charleston:, S'. C.; some in' Virginia, where indeed we find a few Eng-lish Bowy-erssoon after John Smith's arr ivaI; SQtnein Boston, Mass.; some in RhodeIsland, and elsewhere; and many in Pennsylvania.' Those who-cameto Pennsylvania'vieremostly from Palatinate Bavaria, on the river P~ine. (See Vol. 17, Second Series~Pennsylvania Archives, for the ship lists, .and Dr. Stapleton's Memorials, for natura-lized Boyers in the different counties of Pennsylvania). These Pennsylvania Boyers,as we learn from Rupp's Histories, were closely related. They have identified them-selves with every,sta~ in trw Union. Large number live in Cana.da.,. -, '- . .

The Pala.tinates who settled in Amerioa spoke Germanvery like the Germansof Nur-emberg. Bavaria, today J but with large admixtures of the Dutch l8.nguage of Holland.This unique fqrm of speeoh has becomeknown'as "Pennsylvania Dutch" probably becauseit was in Pennsylvania that so large a majority of these Palatinates settled. Thefact that the Pennsylvania. Boyers soon very generally gave up the Germanic'spellingof their name,for the French,spell~~hows the fyeling with which, in spite of thereligious and political evils w11iohha~ exiled them to America, th~ still 'felt the'Frenohblood in their veins. "oN

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The influence of the German Reformatinn ~n the Palatinates is seen in the factthat nearly all' of the Pennsylvania Boyers were Lutherans. Some of them were Menno-nites, Baptists, etc. The Huguenot immigrants generally allied th6ffiselves with theReformed Church; the ~lish Bowyers of the Southern states, with the Church of Eng-land and the 1'1ethodists, while those who settled in Canada and the far West or thefar South commonly held to the Catholic Church.

The number of Boyers, who served the cause of American independence from Englandis astonishing, as the Pennsylvania ArchiVes and Colonial records show.

All of the above INTRODUCTIONis included in the Introduction of the vol-ume, IlAHERICANBOYERSIIby the late REW.Charles C. Boyer, Ph.D., and re-vised by Melville James Boyer, M. A., and published under the Auspices ofThe Association of American Boyers, Inc. 1940.Mr. ]lebrilleJames Boyer is noted in the "American Boyerslt as Head of theSocial Studies Department, Allentown High School, Allentown, Pa.

Persons interested in acquiring a copy of the IlAMERICANBOYERS"addressinquiries to Rev. Dale E. Boyer.

PREFACE

The experience of these several years of gathering information for the publioa-tion of the Peter Boyer Family History has becme increasingly interesting and chall-enging to this author.

What a lot of living the creative powers of God has produced through the Familyof Peter Boyer and his descendants.

Notes on the Peter Boyer Family History were first made by the author some thirtyyears ago, based on conversations with his grandfather, the late John Albert Boyer.From letters of John Albert Boyer it is knovVllthat he also was interested in gather-ing iilformat ion on the Peter Boyer Family 0

We are indebted to many people for furnishing the information at hand. Thisfirst edition is assembled with some misgivings, because of the omissions of manynames, and because' of the errors that must here exist.

The Board of Directors of the Peter Boyer Family anticipates a stirring of thatkind of interest among descendants which will prompt many to provide the additionalinformation needed from the past, and to continue to provide the information neededto keep the History up to date. This suggests that in due time there ought to be anew edition of the Peter Boyer Family History printed.

INFORMA.TIONNEEDSFOl?THEFAM:ILYTREE:----_.- ..•...•....•. _ ......•....•..~.;~..-..-__.-----_ .•

•• Full Names, Dates of births, ~~rriages, Deaths; Places of Burials, with fullname of the Cemeterjr•

•• There is need for 'mailing addresses, and to keep these up to_date.

•• Personal information, such as: where employed, college attended if any.church affiliation, offices held and honors received.

Much of this' information is not contained in this record. Send this to:Rev. Dale E.'Boyer; % !~.Derton RearickRura.l Valley I Pa.

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