Boyce, Henry G.

Born: 1810-XX-XX New York

Died: 1873-XX-XX Danville, Illinois

Flourished: 1842-1850 Springfield, Illinois

Boyce married Eliza Jane Potter in Vermilion County, Illinois, in 1833. From at least 1840 to 1850, Potter was a carpenter in Springfield, Illinois, where he lived with his wife and children. In 1856, he was appointed postmaster at Danville, Illinois. Boyce was a member of the Methodist Church.

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, Vermilion County, 3 March 1833, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL; U.S. Census Office, Sixth Census of the United States (1840), Sangamon County, IL, 14; U.S. Census Office, Seventh Census of the United States (1850), Sangamon County, IL, 87; U.S. Census Office, Eighth Census of the United States (1860), Vermilion County, IL, 17; Lottie E. Jones, History of Vermilion County, Illinois (Chicago: Pioneer, 1911), 159; Gravestone, Spring Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum, Danville, IL.