Joseph Boyer, Sr.

1848 - 1930  (81 years)

• Name	Joseph Boyer
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	19 Dec 1848	Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Inventor / Industrialist
  Cause of Death	Broncho-Pneumonia
  Death	24 Oct 1930	Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
  Burial	27 Oct 1930	Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan
  Person ID	I31395	Backus Genealogy | Boyer Family
  Last Modified	21 Nov 2015

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Clara Ann Libby,   b. 20 Jul 1853, Limerick, York, Maine d. 12 Aug 1913, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	5 Feb 1874	St Louis, St Louis, Missouri
  Age at Marriage	He : 25 years and 2 months old - She : 20 years and 7 months old. (Were Married 39 years and 6 months).
  Children	1. George Wardwell Boyer,   b. Feb 1875, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   2. Frank Haskell Boyer,   b. 24 Feb 1877, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   3. Clara Pearl Boyer,   b. Aug 1879, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   4. Ruby C. Boyer,   b. Dec 1881, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown   5. Myron Libby Boyer,   b. Abt 1882, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. Yes, date unknown + 6. Lotta Estelle Boyer,   b. 19 May 1884, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. 31 Mar 1966, Grosse Pointe Shores, Wayne, Michigan (Age 81 years)   7. Gertude P. Boyer,   b. 16 Apr 1887, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. 15 Apr 1957, Santa Barbara County, California (Age 69 years) + 8. Joseph Boyer, Jr.,   b. 12 May 1890, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri d. 2 Sep 1924, Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F13874	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Dec 1848 - Pickering, Durham, Ontario, Canada Marriage - 5 Feb 1874 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - George Wardwell Boyer - Feb 1875 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Frank Haskell Boyer - 24 Feb 1877 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Clara Pearl Boyer - Aug 1879 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Ruby C. Boyer - Dec 1881 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Myron Libby Boyer - Abt 1882 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Lotta Estelle Boyer - 19 May 1884 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Gertude P. Boyer - 16 Apr 1887 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Child - Joseph Boyer, Jr. - 12 May 1890 - St Louis, St Louis, Missouri Death - 24 Oct 1930 - Detroit, Wayne, Michigan Burial - 27 Oct 1930 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend<	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Joseph Boyer

  
  

  Documents

  Michigan, Vital Statistics Division, Death Records, 1921-1947 Source Citation: Michigan Department of Vital and Health Records. Michigan Death Certificates, 1897-1952. Lansing, MI, USA.

  
  

  Indexes

  Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983 Source Citation: Missouri. Missouri State Board of Health, Missouri Marriages, 1766-1983. Missouri State Archives.

  
  

  Headstones

  Joseph Boyer Sr - Joseph Boyer Jr Find A Grave: Joseph Sr Find A Grave: Joe Jr Plot: Section: 11

  
  

• Notes

  Invented the first successful pneumatic hammer. Helped John Burroughs with the creation of the adding machine. First industrial client of Albert Kahn, who designed the Boyer Machine Company plant in 1901 which was located on Second Avenue in Detroit.