Boyd, John Parker, 1764-1830

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1764-12-21

Death 1830-10-04

Biographical notes:

Army officer and adventurer.

From the description of John Parker Boyd correspondence, 1811. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451193

Army officer, Boyd served as a mercenary to the British and French and was later appointed an officer in the U.S. Army, serving in the War of 1812.

From the description of Letter, 1813 August 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617549

Brigadier-general in the War of 1812.

From the description of Letters 1811-1815. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 752199614

From the guide to the Boyd mss., 1811-1815., (Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington) http://www.indiana.edu/~liblilly)

Soldier in the U.S. Army

A native of Mass., who, Oct. 7, 1808 was a colonel in the Fourth Infantry; a brigadier general, Aug. 26, 1812; honorably discharged June 15, 1815; died Oct. 4, 1830. He was born in Newburyport, Mass., Dec. 21, 1764. (from Appleton, Cyc. Am. Biog. ; Heitman. Reg. U.S. Army) (Blue index cards)

From the description of John Parker Boyd orderly book, 1811-1812. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 314712405