Henry Archinard Boyce, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Mike Miller

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Boyce, Henry Archinard, of Boyce, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, was born on the
Archinard plantation, near Alexandria, Feb. 12, 1836.  His father, Henry
Boyce, a native of the North of Ireland, came to Louisiana when a young man,
studied law under Judge Porter, located in Rapides parish, practiced law for a
few years, became district judge in the State court, serving 2 terms, and
engaged in the planting business.  During the administration of Pres. Zachary
Taylor he was United States district judge, a position he was occupying when
the Civil war broke out.  Mr. Boyce married Miss Irene Archinard, daughter of
John Archinard of Rapides parish, who had emigrated from Switzerland to
Louisiana in the early days of tlie colony, and was commander of the Spanish
post, in the parish of Rapides.  Mr. and Mrs. Henry Boyce had 2 children,
Henry Archinard Boyce and Louise Frances Boyce (died at the age of 76).  The
subject of this sketch was only 4 years old when his mother died.  He was
educated abroad.  Returning to Louisiana shortly before the Civil war of
1861-65, he joined the Confederate army, in which he served with conspicuous
bravery the first year of the war, afterwards became aide-de-camp to Gen.
Magruder, adjutant of the 3rd Arizona regiment, Green's division, ordnance
officer, remaining on duty until the close of hostilities.  When peace was
restored, the gallant soldier returned to his native parish and devoted
himself to the care of the plantation which had been founded by his father,
and in the center of which is located the town of Boyce, named in honor of
Henry Boyce.  Henry Archinard Boyce married, in 1869, Miss Anna G. Seip,
daughter of Dr. John Seip, planter, of Rapides parish.  They have 1 daughter,
Irene, wife of Alfred Wattermark, residing in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events,
Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form (volume 3), p. 57. 
Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  Published in 1914, by Century Historical
Association.