This contains a transcription of the Elijah Boyden of Marlboro, NH biography from Biographical Review Volume XXIII: Containing Life Sketches of Leading Citizens of Cheshire and Hillsboro Counties, New Hampshire, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1897.
Pages 76-79
ELIJAH BOYDEN, late a prominent resident of Marlboro, Cheshire County, was born in this town, August 15, 1814, son of Elijah and Amity (Fisher) Boyden. His father, who was a native of Walpole, Mass., followed general farming during his active years, and also kept a tavern in Marlboro, where he died in the prime of life.
The subject of this sketch, who was one of seven children, received his education in the district schools of this town. After leaving school, he engaged in mercantile pursuits in Boston, but subsequently returned to Marlboro, where he built the Stone Store, now occupied by Herbert Collins, and carried on a general mercantile business for some time. In early life he was also mail agent between Boston and Burlington. His latter years were devoted to the transaction of legal business, he having been a Justice of the Peace since his twenty-first birthday. He settled many estates; and, as he was a man of sound judgement, his advice was sought by all classes. Previous to the Civil War he served as Postmaster, and was honored by a reappointment to that office. He was a regular attendant of the Universalist church for many years, or until his death, which occurred in his eighty-first year, November 29, 1894.
In April, 1838, Mr. Boyden was united in marriage with Miss Anna G. Cummings, a native of Sullivan, N. H., and a daughter of the Rev. Charles and Mary (Hemenway) Cummings. The Cummings family were originally residents of Seabrook, N. H.; and Mrs. Boyden’s father, who was pastor of a church in Marlboro for several years, died in 1849. Mr. and Mrs. Boyden have an adopted daughter—Amelia B., who married Clark Chandler, and whose husband died leaving her with one son, Carl. The latter is a graduate of a Commercial College in Albany, N. Y., and is now engaged in business in Boston.
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