The Boyers

This page is dedicated to my line of Boyers, although I do post information on other Boyers that I run across in my research.

My Line:

Frederick Boyer m. Susanah Mehrkam
....John F. Boyer m. Elizabeth Catharine Schneider
.......Leah Boyer m. Levi Stroup
..........David Walter Straub m. Laura LaBarre

Leah Boyer (1828-1894) of Carbon County, PA

Leah Boyer (photo at right) was born on December 9, 1828. Her baptism is recorded by the Towamensing Union Church in Carbon County, PA. She married Wilhelm F. Steinmetz and had one child, Elias W. Steinmetz. I don't know anything about Wilhelm.Leah then married Levi Stroup. With him she had three children: David Walter Straub, Elmer Straub, and Emma Straub. She died April 18, 1894.

Biographies:

The following Boyers are related to my direct line.

Solomon Boyer (1816-1897) Heidelberg Township, PA
Tilghman Henry Boyer (? -after 1905) Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, PA
William B. Boyer (1844-1884)

Boyers in the Military:

Revolutionary War

Adam Boyer, Private from Northampton County, PA, mustered 8/6/1776 at Amboy
Daniel Boyer, Private from Northampton County, PA, mustered 8/6/1776 at Amboy

John Boyer, Private, Captain Craig's Company, Second Pennsylvania Battalion, Col. Arthur St. Clair, Commander. Captain Craig's Company was raised from men from Northampton County, PA, each man enlisting receiving a bounty of three pounds. From "History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon" by Alfred Mathews and Austin N. Hungerford. Philadelphia: Everts & Richards, 1884, page 12.

Paul Boyer, Private from Northampton County, PA, mustered 8/6/1776 at Amboy

War of 1812

Boyer, George, Lieutenant, PA
Boyer, Henry, Ensign, PA

Boyers appearing on the assessment roll of Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, PA in 1843-44:

Adam Boyer, tanner
Andrew Boyer, tailor, 60 acres
Andrew Boyer, farmer, 158 acres, saw-mill and thrashing-machine
Daniel Boyer, blacksmith, 50 acres
Daniel Boyer, farmer, 180 acres
David Boyer, carpenter, 71 acres
George Boyer, 29 acres
Henry Boyer, farmer, 111 acres
Jacob Boyer, carpenter
Jacob Boyer, farmer, 45 acres
John Boyer, farmer, 29 acres
John A. Boyer, farmer, 43 acres
William Boyer, farmer

From History of the Counties of Lehigh and Carbon, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Alfred Mathews and Austin N. Hungerford. Philadelphia: Everts and Richards, 1884. Pages 763-765.

Links:

Assocation of American Boyers
3435 Livingston Drive
Jefferson, MD 21755