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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 4., Eleazar Boynton. (search)
at that critical time in the history of the nation—that of contributing the first quota of men to join the Union army, while the last company mustered out of active service was largely composed of Medford's brave sons. In 1865 he represented Medford in the House of Representatives, and in 1885 and 1886 represented the First Middlesex District in the Senate. Mr. Boynton was married in Boston, Oct. 9, 1852, to Mary Chadbourne. Their union was blessed with four children: Mary, wife of L. A. Dodge, Edward P. Boynton, Rev. Nehemiah Boynton (pastor at Detroit, Mich.), and Elizabeth L. Boynton. The wife and children all survive him. As has been stated, his home life was a happy and devoted one. He took a parent's justifiable pride in the development and popularity of his son Nehemiah's ministerial career. The writer well recalls the pleasure which beamed in every feature of the father's kindly face as he would ask, Did you hear the boy preach to-day? Mr. Boynton was identified