Boyce, George Benjamin
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MILITARY SERVICE Age: 16, credited to Poultney, VT Unit(s): 2nd NY VET CAV Service: enl 8/21/61, cred. Fairhaven, m/i, Pvt, Co, E, 2nd NY VET CAV, 8/21/61, 9/10/64, New York, NY See Legend for expansion of abbreviations VITALSBirth: 03/16/1846, Poultney, VT Death: 12/01/1915 Burial: Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT Marker/Plot: Not recorded Gravestone photographer: Heidi McColgan Findagrave Memorial #: 23647610 MORE INFORMATION Alias?: None noted Pension?: Yes, 1/11/1883, NY Portrait?: Poultney GAR Collection College?: Not Found Veterans Home?: Not Found (If there are state digraphs above, this soldier spent some time in a state or national soldiers' home in that state after the war) Remarks: None DESCENDANTS (Are you a descendant, but not listed? Register today) |
BURIAL: Copyright notice   Poultney Cemetery, Poultney, VT Check the cemetery for location/directions and other veterans who may be buried there. |
Obituary
Death of George Boyce
George Boyce, 70 years old, died at his home on York street Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock of heart failure. Mr. Boyce had been in poor health for about a year, but was confined to his bed for only two days. He was born in East Poultney in 1845. He is survived by his wife, one daughter, Mrs. John Brown of Whitehall, N. Y., a son, Charles Boyce of this place, and two brothers, L. B. Boyce of Lake George, N. Y., and Ernst Boyce of Poultney. Mr. Boyce was a veteran of the Civil war. The funeral arrangements have not been completed.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, December 2, 1915.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.
Funeral
POULTNEY
The funeral of George Boyce was held in the Methodist church t 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Rev. M. G. Cole officiating. The bearers were William Broughton, George Ripley, E. M. Bixby, R. G. M. Johnson, Fred Spaulding and William Farnham.
Source: Rutland Daily Herald, December 6, 1915.
Courtesy of Tom Boudreau.