Daniel M. Boyd Biography from History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire
From: William F. (Bill) Prokasy - wprokasy@arches.uga.edu

Surname: BOYD
Source:  History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens
          by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915

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   DANIEL M. BOYD, one of the foremost citizens of the town of London-
Derry, was born April 23, 1858, on the farm on which he now resides, a son
of Mason and Mary Harding (Dodge) Boyd. The Boyd family is an old
and respected one in this section of the state. William Boyd, grandfather
of our subject, who died in Londonderry in 1825, at the age of sixty-nine
years, was born in this section, either in Antrim or Londonderry. He was a
farmer and well known and respected citizen. He was a member of the
Washington Society and of the Presbyterian church. He married Martha
Dickey, also of an old family, who was born in Londonderry in 1780. They
reared three children, namely: Calvin; Maria, who married Horace P.
Watts, and Mason.
   Mason Boyd was born in Londonderry, N. H., August 28, 1821, and spent
his life here engaged in farming, stock raising and lumbering. Popular with
his fellow citizens, he was elected representative to the legislature and also
served as special appraiser of real estate in Londonderry. He married Mary
Harding Bodge, a native of Eden, Vt., and of their seven children there are
now four survivors, namely: Martha J., who is unmarried; Abby E., wife of
Frank S. Crowell, of Bedford, N. H.; Daniel M., subject of this sketch, and
Emma D., who is the widow of Fred A. Young.
   Daniel M. Boyd was reared and educated in Londonderry and has been
a farmer and dairyman ever since beginning industrial life. He has a fine
and valuable farm and keeps from 80 to 100 cows, producing on a daily
average about 100 cans of milk, of eight and a half quarts each, all of which
he ships to Melrose Highlands, Mass. In addition to this, he carries on
extensive operations in lumber, buying tracts of timber, which he converts
into the marketable product. He is a stockholder in the First National Bank
of Derry.
   Mr. Boyd has served as appraiser of real estate and as representative 
to the legislature. In the last senatorial election, as the republican 
candidate, he had a plurality of over 300 votes over his nearest 
competitor; but as the law required a majority over all, the election 
went to the legislature and he lost by two votes only. Had the law 
been then as it now is he would have been senator. Mr. Boyd is a 
member of Echo Lodge, I. O. O. F., and of Londonderry Grange. An 
enterprising and public spirited citizen, he "takes a keen interest in
whatever is calculated to promote the welfare of the town, and is
always ready to lend his aid and influence to a worthy cause. On May 7,

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1884, Mr. Boyd was united in marriage with Miss Hattie P. Mullins, of
Londonderry. He and his wife attend the Presbyterian church and are
popular members of the best society of the town.

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