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Boardman, William S., Reverend

born 1838

Biography

Rev. William Boardman was the grandson of Daniel Boardman, a sitter for a NGA painting by Ralph Earl [1948.8.1]. Daniel's father, Sherman Boardman, was a deacon in the Congregational church. Daniel went to Yale College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree. He was in business from 1782 to 1793 with his younger brother Elijah, who had opened a dry goods store in New Milford, Connecticut. A captain in the local militia, he represented the town in the state Assembly in May 1790 and October 1792.

Bibliography

1849
Schroeder, John Frederick. Memoir of the Life and Character of Mrs. Mary Anna Boardman, with a Historical Account of Her Forefathers. New Haven, 1849: 397-399.
1895
Goldthwaite, Charlotte. Boardman Genealogy 1525-1895. Hartford, 1895: 331.
1907
Dexter, Franklin Bowditch. Biographical Sketches of the Graduates of Yale College. 1907: 4:182.
1991
Kornhauser, Elizabeth Mankin. Ralph Earl: The Face of the Young Republic Exh. cat. Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, 1991.

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