BOYCE, William

Abt 1878 - 1935  (~ 57 years)

• Name	BOYCE, William
  Birth	Abt 1878	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 Feb 1935	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I162083	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1882, Scotland d. 14 May 1946, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 64 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1903	Scotland
  Children	1. BOYCE, James Mackie,   b. 6 Oct 1905, Scotland d. 27 Feb 1990, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 84 years)   2. BOYCE, Stanley A,   b. Abt 1909, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   3. BOYCE, Doris J,   b. 25 Mar 1912, Scotland d. 16 Mar 1999, Saint Petersburg, Pinellas County, FL (Age 86 years)   4. BOYCE, Gertrude R,   b. 17 Aug 1916, Scotland d. 18 Dec 2019, Onalaska, WI (Age 103 years)   5. BOYCE, Douglas,   b. 18 Aug 1919, Scotland d. 21 Jul 1990 (Age 70 years)   6. BOYCE, Irene Heather,   b. Abt 1924, New York   7. BOYCE, Ernest,   b. 12 Oct 1925, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 16 Oct 2016, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F35670	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 2/4/1935 Struck by a taxlcab as he was crossing Niagara street at Ninth street Saturday night, William Boyce, 67 years old, 908 Ferry avenue, died an \ slain, hour later in Memorial hospital. Police said that the taxlcab was driven by Edward Karaska, 523 Nineteenth street. Karaska made a statement to Coroner W. L. Draper in which he said that another automobile was preceding his taxlcab out Niagara street and that after the other car passed the intersection Boyce stepped from the curb and started to cross the street directly In front of the taxicab. Karaska said that he was unable to stop his cab in time to avoid hitting the man. Coroner Draper said that Boyce apparently died from injuries of the brain caused by the accident. Mr. Boyce, a native of Scotland, had lived in this city for the past 30 years. He was employed as a retail salesman by the J. B. Simpson company, of Chicago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyce; four sons, James, Stanley, Douglas and Ernest Boyce. and three daughters, Gertrude ahd Irene Boyce and Mrs. David Watson, all of this city. A brother and sister, Robert Boyce and Mrs. Donald James, of Edinburgh, Scotland, also survive. Funeral services will be held at 908 Ferry avenue at 2:30 p. m. tomorrow, with the Rev. Marcel R. Desgaller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery.