Frederick Boyd ~ Elizabeth Dalzell

Frederick Boyd. Our subject is a retired manufacturer, residing in the city of Quincy. He was born in Boston, Mass., in April, 1824, and is a son of James and Margaret (Curry) Boyd. His paternal grandfather was Hugh Boyd, and his maternal grandsire Francis Curry. Our subject's father was born in Newtown- ard, Ireland, November 11, 1793, and came to America in 1817, settling in Boston. He was of Scotch-Irish extraction, and was educated for the Presbyterian ministry, but afterward became a Unitarian. He was a harness- maker by trade, and conducted an extensive establishment of that sort in Boston. He was elected to the Legislature and served two terms. The Boyds are from Scotland coming from Kilmarnock.

Frederick Boyd spent his boyhood and youth up to twenty years of age in his native city. He received the best instruction to be had in the public schools, and was graduated from the Engers High School in 1839. After leaving school he was employed in the mercantile house of Waterson & Pray for two years. He then learned civil engineering, and joined his father in Cannelton, Ind., in 1884, and became interested with him in the coal business, in which he continued for twelve years.

In the fall of 1856, our subject removed to Quincy, and embarked in the manufacture of agricultural implements, in partnership with William Battell and Henry D. Woodruff, under the firm name of Battell, Woodruff & Boyd. This partnership lasted until 1866, when it was dissolved and our subject went into business with James Woodruff, being engaged in the manufacture of paper in Quincy. He continued in this for a time, when disposing of his interests, he became Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank of Quincy, which position he occupied until the fall of 1889, when on account of failing health, he was compelled to retire.

Mr. Boyd is proud to record the fact that he is, and has been for a number of years, a stanch Republican. He cast his first vote for Zachary Taylor, and was a delegate from the First District of Indiana at his nomination in 1848. Our subject's marriage took place in 1850, when he united his fate for better or worse with that of Elizabeth Dalzell, daughter of John Dalzell, of Davenport, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd are the parents of two sons and one daughter. John Dalzell Boyd lives in this city; Margaret C. Boyd is the wife of George Castle, of Quincy; and Frederick Boyd, Jr., now lives in Toledo, Ohio. The family residence is an attractive place, located at No. 1457 York Street.

Source: Portrait and biographical record of Adams County, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens; published: Chicago : Chapman Bros., 1892. - FHL Film 825553

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