BORN IN: England
DIED: 10/8/1899
AGED: 76
CAUSE OF DEATH: Senility
DEATH LOCATION: Palo Alto
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OBITUARY ---------------Death of John Boyce
Palo Alto Live Oak
October 13, 1899
Mr. John Boyce died sunday afternoon
after a long illness with dropsy at the
home of his daughter Mrs. Annie
B. Williams near the Methodist church.
Mr. Boyce came to Palo Alto a little
over a year ago but owing to
his advanced age he has been
confied to the house the greater part of time.
He was born in Kent county, England, 76 years and six months ago,
and leaves a family of seven children,
a son and daughter in England, three sons in Utica,
N. Y., one daughter in Reno, Nevada,
and Mrs. Williams here.
The funeral was held at the residence
Tuesday foreoon, Rev. L. M. Burwell
officiating, and the interment was
in the Union cemetery at Redwood City
Judge Quinn was seventy-five years
old and had been in failing health for
several years past so that an attack of
la grippe was followed by death after a few
days sickness.
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