John W. Boyd

John W. Boyd — Born in Southampton, England, March 22,1820, where he received his education, learned the trade of blacksmithing, and resided until 1859. In that year he emigrated to Australia, but at the end of a year proceeded to the Society Islands where he sojourned six months; he then came to California, located on San Pablo creek, and followed his trade there until 1873, when he established himself at Pinole, taking J. A. Fraser into partnership in 1875. He was married November 5, 1867, to Catharine Rowley, a native of England.

Source: History of Contra Costa County, California : including its geography, geology, topography, climatography and description; together with a record of the Mexican grants ... also, incidents of pioneer life and biographical sketches of early and prominent settlers and representative men; Munro-Fraser, J. P; San Francisco [California] : W.A. Slocum, 1882. FHL Film 468732

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