Wesley Boyer, farmer, Washington Township, was born on his present farm in Washington Township, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 14 November 1856, a son of Gabriel Boyer and Matilda [Ginler] Boyer.
The father, Gabriel Boyer, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, in 1823, and when a boy removed with his parents to Lower Mahanoy Township, Northumberland County, where he was reared and educated. in 1842 he came with his parents to Dauphin County and learned the miller’s trade near Loyalton, at which he worked for a short time. When his father died he took the old Lowe farm at Millersburg, which he worked for a year or two, and subsequently gave his attention to farming until his death, 14 October 1887. He is interred in the Berrysburg Cemetery, His wife survived him, passing away in May 1892. She was of the Lutheran faith, and active in Christian and benevolent affairs. Mr. Gabriel Boyer was a Democrat in politics.
Wesley Boyer was the only child of his parents, and they afforded him the most liberal educational advantages. They planned to give him a collegiate education, but he preferred business to study, and desired to be a merchant. His father did not deem it necessary for him to go into business, as he was the only child and heir and would succeed to the homestead. He developed unusual mechanical ability, and has constructed several farming implements and does all his own repairing. Mr. Boyer was married, in Washington Township, in 1880, to Miss Lydia Ann Row, daughter of John M. Row and Lizzie [Wolf] Row. After the death of his parents he occupied the old homestead, to the ownership of which he succeeded. Their only child was:
Frances Ellen Boyer, born 15 October 1880.
Mr. Wesley Boyer is a Democrat in his political views.
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The above information was modified/edited from Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of Dauphin County, published in 1896 by J. M. Runk and Company of Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. A free download is available from the Internet Archive.
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Findagrave Memorial #101661671. Wesley Boyer died on 1 March 1948. He is buried at Maple Grove Cemetery, Elizabethville, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.