Jesse T. Boyer was a son of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer, born in 1821 in Frederick County, Maryland. He married Mary Elizabeth Paine on 23 May 1861 in Frederick County.

In the 1870 and 1880 U.S. Censuses, Jesse T. Boyer was living with his wife and their son James in Frederick County's Jefferson District. He was employed as a mail contractor.

Notes

Peter Boyer's will (dated 28 Dec 1858) identifies Jesse T. Boyer as his son, and as an executor.

"The children of Peter and Catherine (Hershberger) Boyer are: 1, Jesse, died in Middletown, Md., September 20, 1893, aged seventy-two, his widow Mary Elizabeth (Pine) Boyer is still living; 2, Ezra, died in Missouri, in 1904; 3, Wilson, died in California; 4, Greenberry, died in youth; 5, Mary C. (Mrs. Daniel Arnold); 6, Cordelia, widow of James Rhoderick; 7, E-----, resides in Texas; 8, Henry, of Colorado. Mrs. Boyer died in 1844 [sic ]. Mr. Boyer's second wife was Mary Hershberger, a sister of his first wife. Peter Boyer died in Jefferson, Md., in 1860." (Bio. of Oliver Augustus Huffer in: Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKinsey, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 1 ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth & Company, 1910), p. 1605.)
• Child number 7 is John Everett.

1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 35, family 37, lines 5-9, p. 400 (printed), 18 Jul 1850.
5. John Dare, 53, farmer ($7,200), New Jersey.
6. Susan -----, 43, Md.
7. Elizabeth -----, 14, Md.
8. Susan M. -----, 13, Md.
9. Jesse T. Boyer, 28, laborer, Md.
• Susan Dare (née Hersperger) was Jesse T. Boyer's aunt.

1860 U.S. Census, Jefferson District, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 432, family 423, lines 26-37, p. 59 (written), 19 Jul 1860. (Post Office: Burkittsville)
26. Robert Thrasher, 40, farmer ($7,690; $2,000), Maryland.
27. Margaret -----, 38, Maryland.
[...]
33. Jesse Boyer, 39, farm hand, Maryland.
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Margaret E. Myers, Marriage Licenses of Frederick County, 1841-1865 (Westminster, Md.: Family Line Publications, 1988), p. 178.

1870 U.S. Census, District 14 [Jefferson], Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 7, family 7, lines 32-34, p. 26 (written), 4 Aug 1870. (Post Office: Adamstown)
32. Boyer, Jesse T, 48, "retired" (-0-; $2,250), Maryland.
33. ----- Mary E., 40, House Keeping, Maryland.
34. ----- James, 6, Maryland.
• Another occupation for Jesse T. Boyer, "Farmer," was lined out.

1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 87, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 24, family 25, lines 41-43, p. 433 (printed), p. 3 (written), 2 Jun 1880.
41. Boyer, Jesse, 58 [head], mail contractor.
42. ----- Mary, 50 wife, keeping house.
43. ----- James, 15, son.
• Self and parents all born in Maryland.

"Mr. Jesse Boyer, an aged gentleman residing one mile north of of Middletown, recently from Jefferson, who was paralyzed several weeks ago, is lying quite ill." ("The Sick," The News, Frederick, Maryland, 27 Aug 1892, p. 5.)

"Mr. Jesse Boyer, a well-known resident of Middletown vicinity, died from paralysis yesterday morning, age 72 years. For many years he was the mail-carrier between Frederick and Jefferson, and in that capacity became widely known." ("Middletown Matters," The News, Frederick, Maryland, 22 Sep 1893, p. 3.)

Reviewed 8 August 2023.