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Stephen Bovyer

Stephen Bovyer

Male 1723 - 1788  (65 years)


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  • Name Stephen Bovyer  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32] 
    Birth 1723  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11, 12, 15, 30, 32] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID LTL1-WBM 
    Death 1788  Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Burial 1788  Stanhope, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Person ID I1536  footsteps
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

    Father John Bovyer,   b. 1699, Nothumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationbur. 23 May 1782, St Nicholas, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Family ID F28094  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Lowe,   b. 14 Nov 1719, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1786, Providence, Rhode Island, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Marriage 28 Jun 1750  Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Age at Marriage Stephen was ~ 27 years and 6 months - Dorothy was 30 years and 7 months. 
    Married 30 Jun 1750  St Martin, Chester, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Stephen Lowe Bovyer,   b. 1 Jan 1750, Cheshireshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1809, Prince Edward Island, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F408  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Stephen Bovyer, Senior, was a Huguenot. His family were in France in the years 1598 to 1785 where their name had the French spelling of Boyer. A complete story is printed in "An Island Refuge" Loyalists and Disbanded Troops on the Island of Saint John written by Doris Haslan and Edited by Orlo Jones. Pages 41 thru 45. Stephen is referred to as Reverend Stephen Bovyer.

      In the War of Independence in America, the sympathies of Stephen Bovyer and those of his wife and family remained with the British. Near the close of the Revolutionary War, Stephen Bovyer Sr. owned property near the entrance to Boston Harbor. He was ordered to use his oxen to haul cannon near the shore and to open fire on a ship of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Renown, which entered Boston Harbor in 1775 or 1776, he stoutly refused to do so.

      Some years later during his short stay in Stanhope, he became very friendly with the Reverend Theophilus DesBrisay, the first Anglican clergyman on the Island, and told him this story. On comparing dates, Mr. DesBrisay found he was serving as a naval chaplain on board the Renown on that occasion - an early example of the small world we live in.

      Stephen Bovyer, Senior, was a Huguenot. His family were in France in the years 1598 to 1785 where their name had the French spelling of Boyer. A complete story is printed in "An Island Refuge" Loyalists and Disbanded Troops on the Island of Sain t John written by Doris Haslan and Edited by Orlo Jones. Pages 41 thru 45. Stephen is referred to as Reverend Stephen Bovyer.

      In the War of Independence in America, the sympathies of Stephen Bovyer and those of his wife and family remained with the British. Near the close of the Revolutionary War, Stephen Bovyer Sr. owned property near the entrance to Boston Harbor. H e was ordered to use his oxen to haul cannon near the shore and to open fire on a ship of the Royal Navy, H.M.S. Renown, which entered Boston Harbor in 1775 or 1776, he stoutly refused to do so.

      Some years later during his short stay in Stanhope, he became very friendly with the Reverend Theophilus DesBrisay, the first Anglican clergyman on the Island, and told him this story. On comparing dates, Mr. DesBrisay found he was serving as a n aval chaplain on board the Renown on that occasion - an early example of the small world we live in.

  • Sources 
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