Bio=Pen Pictures
SURNAMES: COTTLE,
was born in Huntingdon County, Province of Quebec, Canada, August 18,
1838. His father, Edward Boyce, was a native of Wexford County,
Ireland, while his mother was of German decent. His early
life was spent on his father's farm, receiving at the same time a fair
education. When seventeen years of age he went ot Toronto
and and there engaged in the carriage and wagon-making trade
until 1858. He then came, via the Isthmus route, to California
arriving at San Francisco in September of that year. Soon after
his arrival he proceeded to the mines in Tuolumne and Calaveras
Counties. He was engaged in mining until 1859, in which year he
located at Redwood City, San Mateo County, where he worked at his trade
until 1863; in that year he located in Milpitas. He worked at his
trade at that and other places until 1867, and in that year established
a shop in Milpitas. In 1868 he took, as a partner in his
business, Edward Topham (whose sketch appears in this volume), since
which the firm has been known as Boyce & Topham.
In 1870 Mr. Boyce was married to Miss Annie Cottle, daughter of
Orville and Sarah (Marshall) Cottle, residents of Santa Clara
County. Four children have blessed this union, viz; Sarah Elma,
Helen Sylvan, Clara Edna, and Edward Orville. Mr. Boyce is a
member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen; is a stanch Republican
in politics, taking an intelligent interest in the political questions
of the day. In business he has been successful.
The firm of Boyce & Topham is well known through his section of the
county. They are black-smiths and carriage-makers, and they have
in their well-regulated works all the appliance for the manufacturing,
as well as the repair, of wagons, farm and agricultural
implements. They are the manufactures of the well-known Milpitas
fruit-wagon; also the inventors and manufactures of a weed-cutter and
cultivator combined, which bears their name. The American
gang-plow is another important article which their establishment turns
out A steam engine furnishes the motive power in running the
saws, lathes, etc., used in their business. Their works being
located in an agricultural section, they are well patonized, as they
deserve to be.
Pen Pictures From The
Garden of the World or Santa Clara County,
California,
Illustrated. - Edited by H. S.
Foote.- Chicago: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1888. p. 229
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