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Rev Ebenezer Boyden

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Rev Ebenezer Boyden

Birth
Guilford, Windham County, Vermont, USA
Death
15 Jan 1891 (aged 87)
Cismont, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
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Cismont, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Ebenezer Boyden was the son of Daniel Boyden and Tabitha Goodenough of Guilford, Windham county, Vermont. He graduated from Yale University in 1825 and immediately entered the Virginia Theological Seminary (Episcopal). His graduation and ordination took place on 28 May 1828 by Bishop R. C. Moore, at Petersburg, Virginia.

His first appointment was to Christ Episcopal Church in Staunton, Augusta county, Virginia. He was asked to care for a new mission church close to Staunton for a few years. When he left, the new community was named BOYDEN in his honor.

His wife, Mary Sheffey, was the daughter of Congressional Representative and highly reguarded lawyer, Daniel Sheffey, Esq. They were the parents of 5 daughters and 3 sons. The daughters never married. Two of their sons did marry and have children.

The Reverend Bowden accepted the rectorship of Grace Episcopal Church (also known as 'Walker's Parish") in Cismont, Virginia in 1839. He purchased a lovely home close by which he named "Hopedale". He was the rector for over 40 years.

There is a lovely stained glass window dedicated to his many years of service in the chansel of the church. In the churchyard cemetery there is a spire memorial to the Boyden family over their graves.
Ebenezer Boyden was the son of Daniel Boyden and Tabitha Goodenough of Guilford, Windham county, Vermont. He graduated from Yale University in 1825 and immediately entered the Virginia Theological Seminary (Episcopal). His graduation and ordination took place on 28 May 1828 by Bishop R. C. Moore, at Petersburg, Virginia.

His first appointment was to Christ Episcopal Church in Staunton, Augusta county, Virginia. He was asked to care for a new mission church close to Staunton for a few years. When he left, the new community was named BOYDEN in his honor.

His wife, Mary Sheffey, was the daughter of Congressional Representative and highly reguarded lawyer, Daniel Sheffey, Esq. They were the parents of 5 daughters and 3 sons. The daughters never married. Two of their sons did marry and have children.

The Reverend Bowden accepted the rectorship of Grace Episcopal Church (also known as 'Walker's Parish") in Cismont, Virginia in 1839. He purchased a lovely home close by which he named "Hopedale". He was the rector for over 40 years.

There is a lovely stained glass window dedicated to his many years of service in the chansel of the church. In the churchyard cemetery there is a spire memorial to the Boyden family over their graves.

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  • Created by: Lynx Lady
  • Added: Jul 20, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39656358/ebenezer-boyden: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Ebenezer Boyden (25 May 1803–15 Jan 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39656358, citing Grace Episcopal Church Cemetery, Cismont, Albemarle County, Virginia, USA; Maintained by Lynx Lady (contributor 46776859).