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Rev.
J. C. Boyd, D. D. (1) Mattie McFarland (2) Maggie A. Lindsay
Allegheny County,
Pennsylvania
Rev. J.C. Boyd,
D. D., post office Mt. Lebanon, was born in Westmoreland
county, PA in 1832. He is the fourth of nine children born to William
Boyd, a farmer of Westmoreland county. He received his academic
education at Jacksonville, Indiana county, PA,, and Jefferson College,
Cannonsburg, PA., and entered the Theological Seminary of Allegheny in
1854, graduating in 1858. He was called to the St. Clair congregation in
the same year, and since that date has been its pastor. He married in
1859, Mattie McFarland, who died in 1869. She was the third daughter of
Col. John McFarland. But one son of this marriage is living, William M.
Boyd, now a resident of Newton, Kansas. Mr. Boyd next married Miss
Maggie A. Lindsay, of this county, only daughter of James Lindsay, Esq.,
and they have five children: Myra L. Boyd, Jay Calvin Boyd, James Howard
Boyd, Jane Boyd, and Lois Edith Boyd. Dr. Boyd has always taken an
active part in all religious work connected with his church, and was
four years editor of the "Evangelical Repository", the oldest
religious monthly in the church, first published in 1824. He is now one
of the editors and publishers of the "Evangelical Repository",
and associate editor of the "United Presbyterian". He was one
of the delegates to the Pan-Presbyterian council, which met at
Edinburgh, Scotland (for the first time) in 1877, and in many other
religious movements he has taken an active part.
Source: History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania: including its
early
settlement and progress to the present time; a description of its historic and interesting localities; its cities, towns and villages;
religious, educational, social and military history; mining, manufacturing and commercial interests; improvements, resources,
statistics, etc. Also portraits of some of its prominent men, and biographies of many of its representative citizens; Author: Cushing,
Thomas, 1821. FHL Fiche 6088079, 6088080
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