BOYCE, William James
Abt 1871 - 1938 (67 years)-
Name BOYCE, William James Birth Abt 1871 Corinth, Orange County, NY 
Gender Male Death 4 Mar 1938 Utica, Oneida County, NY Person ID I162122 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Father BOYCE, William Henry, b. Abt 1838, Saratoga County, NY d. Abt May 1920, Bath, Steuben County, NY (Age 82 years) Mother WILDY, Lucy Ann, b. Abt 1847, New York d. 1912, New York (Age 65 years) Family ID F58665 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family FISHER, Delia C, b. Abt 1872, New York d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1899 Children 1. BOYCE, Floyd J, b. 27 Aug 1889, Grant, NY d. 7 May 1983, Little Falls, Oneida County, NY (Age 93 years)2. BOYCE, Myrtle D, b. 27 Jun 1901, New York d. 27 Nov 1996, Ilion, Herkimer County, NY (Age 95 years)3. BOYCE, Cecil C, b. 14 Feb 1903, Grant, NY d. 16 Mar 1952, North Lake, Herkimer County, NY (Age 49 years)4. BOYCE, Evelyn, b. 3 Jan 1904, New York d. Aug 1979, Pine Bush, Orange County, NY (Age 75 years)Family ID F58668 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 18 Jan 2026
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Notes - Utica NY Observer - 3/5/1938
Fairfield-William James Boyce.
66. former highway commissioner,
died Thursday, Mar. 4, 1938. at
Faxton Hospital, Utica.
Mr. Boyce was born in Corinth,
son of Henry and Lucy Boyce. He
moved with his parents when still
a child to Pardeeville. He married
Delia Fisher in 1858 at Prospect.
By occupation he was a farmer,
and purchased the former Charles
7odd farm in 1919. He retired in
1922 and bought the Traver place
in the Village of Fairfield, where
he and his family have since resided.
Surviving besides the widow are
two daughters, Miss Myrtle Boyce,
Middleville, and Miss Evelyn
Boyce at home; two sons, Floyd,
Fairfield, and Cecil. Newport; two
grandsons; three brothers, George
of Boonville, Eli and Bingham,
both of MIddleville
- Utica NY Observer - 3/5/1938