Maria S. Van Vorst

Given Name
Maria S.
Surname
Van Vorst
Maiden Name
Boyd
Alternate Given Name
Mary
Birth Date
April 14, 1815
Death Date
May 17, 1855
Death Note
New York
Father
Peter Boyd
Marriage Date
September 14, 1848
Biographical Information
Mrs. Maria Van Vorst was mentioned in Frances Adeline Seward's January 23, 1855 letter to Augustus Henry Seward as one of Mr. Thomas Boyd's sisters. The letter says that Thomas Boyd lived in Albany with his sister Mrs. Van Vorst and her husband Hooper Van Vorst, an unmarried sister Rachel, and their mother Margaret McMurray Boyd until he died on January 4, 1855.
Citation(s) for Birth Information:
Source Citation Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Accession Number: 02-0213b 59A Description Year: 1785 - 1841 Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Church Registers. Presbyterian Historical Society, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Source Description This collection includes baptism, marriage, death, burial, and other records from Presbyterian churches in 48 states and the District of Columbia.
Citation(s) for Death Information:
Ancestry Library. Last modified November 2, 2018. Accessed on November 2, 2018.