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          _Wallace Hyrum DENNIS __
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Lucinda Elizabeth STEWART

BIRTH: 2 NOV 1836, Overton, , Tennessee
DEATH: 12 MAY 1916, Friday Harbor, , Washington

Father: Riley STEWART
Mother: Jane GENTRY

Family 1: Stephen V. BOYCE

MARRIAGE: 15 OCT 1856, , , California

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CENSUS: Lucinda was 15 in the 1850 census of Gallatin, Missouri

Information prepared by:
Linda Mae Boyce-Morgan
2936 W. 2150 N.
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The following is from A History of Two Families, by Clayton Boyce and Dor is Forbes Boyce, information provided by Linda May Boyce-Morgan Lu cinda Elizabeth Stewart was born in Overton, Tennessee, near Nashville, o n November 2, 1836, the daughter of Riley Stewart and Jane Gentry. Lucind a's mother had been previously married to a Tandy Mills, and from that un ion, Lucinda had an older half-brother named George Mills. She also ha d two younger brothers, William R. Stewart and Squire Stewart. Genealogic al records of the Mormon Church trace her father's lineage back to an anc estor born in 1685 in Glasgow, Scotland, and on her mother's side, to a n ancestor born in 1655 in Essex County, England. Of further interest i s the fact that Lucinda had ancestors living in Virginia and North Caroli na during the time of the Revolutionary War.
Not long after her birth, her family moved to Madison County, Illino is. When Lucinda was age 12, her mother died and she then had to take o n the responsibility of caring for her brothers. In 1848, the family se t out from St. Louis, Missouri for California in a covered wagon drawn b y oxen. They encountered Indians along the way but were able to avoid tro uble from them. Alter reaching California, they apparently located somewh ere near Placerville in order for Lucinda to have met Stephen Boyce. Th e history of Lucinda's life is unclear during the years after the death o f her mother until she met and married Stephen on October 15, 1856, at ag e 20. By this time, as has been previously related, she had been widowe d twice and had two sons, Orrin and Frank, who were half-brothers.
It is probable that there were white women who had visited San Juan Isla nd prior to the coming of Stephen and Lucinda Boyce, but Lucinda was th e first white woman to settle permanently on the island. She was trul y a pioneer woman. Those who knew her said that she exemplified the fines t qualities of the pioneer wife and mother.
Lucinda deeply respected her husband, and always referred to him as Mr . Boyce." However, she held a position of Importance in the community i n her own right. There was no doctor in the islands in the early days, an d Lucinda took the place of doctor, midwife and nurse, not only on San Ju an, but on other islands as well. It was not unusual for her to pick up h er medicine kit, mount her horse or get in her buggy and ride off into th e night to care for someone in need. She even went by rowboat or canoe t o other islands, sometimes through winter cold and storm. It made no diff erence whether it was a settler or an Indian-she ministered to all alike.
She gave special attention to the Indians encamped at False Bay , who, in turn, brought her fish, clams and handcrafted articles to sho w their gratitude. She was a friend to them and talked to them in their C hinook language. She also had no fear of the Haida Indians, who were fie rce raiders who would sometimes come down from the North to prey on the p eaceful Indians of San Juan Island. On those occasions when she would enc ounter them, she would stand her ground and converse with them without ha rm.
Lucinda's home remedies, many of which she learned from her India n friends, were effective, but some of them tasted pretty bad! Aunt Bery l told about a time when she was a small girl and the family were all sic k with measles. Lucinda made up a batch of her version of sassafras tea t o administer as a remedy for their illness. When it was Beryl's time to d rink it down, she took one taste of the "awful stuff," and then, when n o one was looking, got rid of it by pouring it into a drawer of the nearb y sewing machine cabinet! One typical ointment was made up of a combinati on of goosegrease and turpentine, which was rubbed on one's chest for con gestion. For coughs, there was a potion consisting of a few drops of kero sene on sugar, if there was danger of pneumonia, mustard plasters were ap plied to the chest and back (I recall as a child having kerosene and suga r administered to me for the croup, as well as mustard plaster applicatio ns).
No one in need of help was ever turned away by Lucinda Boyce. She cared f or a man named W. H. La Forge until her death (at which time her son Stev e and his wife Annie looked after him until he died at age 92). She als o raised a part Kanaka hunchback named Charlie McCarty, who had been aban doned as a child, caring for him on into his adult life. In her role a s a midwife, it has been estimated that Lucinda brought more than 500 bab ies into the world.
Lucinda would sit and knit with her grandchildren gathered around , waiting for some little trinket to pop out of her ball of yarn. She wor e a large apron with deep pockets, which Aunt Beryl remembered as being " big as a tent." Every once in a while she would reach in and bring ou t a piece of candy or some other little goodie for the children. During t hese times she would often tell stories to the grandchildren and sing dit ties to them.
Lucinda Boyce was noted for her kindness and caring compassion fo r all living creatures. There is a story that illustrates these traits i n a poignant way. The Boyce farm and house were not far from False Bay. T he children would often go down to the beach to play. The farm animals wo uld also go down to that area to forage for food. One such time, a mothe r pig and her brood were down on the beach looking around for things to e at when the tide started coming back in. The mother pig rounded up her br ood to head for home. One little pig had gotten caught behind a log and s o the mother finally left this one behind. About that time, the childre n were on the beach and discovered this little hall-drowned pig, rescue d it and took it up to the house. The little pig was in bad shape, and th e children were very concerned that it would die. They asked Lucinda if t here wasn't possibly something she could do. Lucinda, seeing the expressi ons of concern and anguish on the faces of the children, said yes, she th ought she could do something for the little pig. At the time, she had a s mall child who was still nursing. Lucinda took the piglet and nourished i t with her own milk until it was well enough to take other nourishment. I n Aunt Beryl's words: "this describes Lucinda more than anything else. Sh e was not going to let that little animal die. Needless to say, the child ren were delighted.
In a special feature on Lucinda Boyce, written by Anita Garrett fo r the Friday Harbor Journal, November 14, 1979, she called her the "Firs t Lady of the San Juans," and spoke of her own recollections of Lucinda:
I recall her from my childhood, when she was in her late seventies . One of the big island picnics was being held at the beach of her oldes t son Orrin, below the present Gubelman home at Argyle. The word went aro und, "The old Grandma Boyce is here!" In the same tones that might have b een used to say, "The Queen Mother has arrived!"
Grandma Boyce held court in a chair brought from the house, a statel y old lady in black, a shawl (probably her own handwork) draped over shou lders. I remember her twinkling brown eyes, her hair in a knot on top o f her head with wisps falling softly about her face, her face beaming wit h pleasure. She laughed and talked with animation, radiating the warmth a nd happiness, which characterized her.
In this same article, Anita Garrett writes:
Her photographs show the fortitude, determination and indomitable sp irit which characterized the pioneer woman-but no picture could ever catc h the warmth, the joy of living, the love of all creatures, that emanate d from her.
When she died of the infirmities of old age at 80 years and six months o n Friday, May 12, 1916, her funeral was one of the largest ever held in t he islands. According to the Friday Harbor Journal of that time, "Many we re present . . . to express their sorrow and pay tribute to a great and b eloved lady who was deeply esteemed by the entire community."
At the time of the above writing, Stephen and Lucinda Boyce had ove r 500 descendants, many still living on San Juan Island. When Lucinda die d in 1916, she left behind 10 children, 45 grandchildren and 28 great-gra ndchildren.
In addition to Lucinda's sons by her previous marriages, Orrin and Frank , Stephen and Lucinda Boyce had nine children of their own. All these chi ldren but John, the first child, were born on San Juan Island, and most o f them lived there all their lives.

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