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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Wyoming State Archives WPA Federal Writers Project Files
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Title:
Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Nathaniel Boswell
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Wyoming WPA Biographical File regarding Nathaniel Boswell
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Collection Name:
WPA Collection
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WPA Collection
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Collection Number:
WPA Bio 1176
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WPA Bio 1176
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Item Description:
Boswell, Nathaniel - Biographical information for Nathaniel Kimball Boswell; "Passing of One of Our Oldest Citizens, Nathaniel K. Boswell" for "Stories of Pioneer Life", Laramie Republican, Oct. 13, 1921
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Boswell, Nathaniel - Biographical information for Nathaniel Kimball Boswell; "Passing of One of Our Oldest Citizens, Nathaniel K. Boswell" for "Stories of Pioneer Life", Laramie Republican, Oct. 13, 1921
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Date:
Undated
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Undated
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Link to Finding Aid:
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https://rmoa.unm.edu/docviewer.php?docId=wy-arwpa.xml
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born: Nov. 4, 1836, at East Haverhill (Grafton Co., N. H)
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born: Nov. 4, 1836, at East Haverhill (Grafton Co., N. H)
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opened first drug store in Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo. - 1867-1870)
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opened first drug store in Cheyenne (Laramie Co., Wyo. - 1867-1870)
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also opened first drug store in Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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also opened first drug store in Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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officiated election ". . . when 'Mother' Swain cast the first vote by a woman at a political election in the world" (1872)
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officiated election ". . . when 'Mother' Swain cast the first vote by a woman at a political election in the world" (1872)
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Sheriff (Albany Co.) - ". . . assembled first woman grand jury" and appointed first woman bailff (Wyo.)
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Sheriff (Albany Co.) - ". . . assembled first woman grand jury" and appointed first woman bailff (Wyo.)
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government contract worker
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government contract worker
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appointed first Albany Co. Sheriff
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appointed first Albany Co. Sheriff
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stockman, cattle and horses
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stockman, cattle and horses
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false
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Deputy U. S. Marshal
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Deputy U. S. Marshal
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false
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Mason
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Mason
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Boswell, Mrs. Martha Salisbury [or Salsbury] (wife, born: Sep. 6, 1836 in N. Y. - married: 1857 in Elkhorn, Wis. - died: Apr. 29, 1893 [or 1896] - buried: Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Wyo.)
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Boswell, Mrs. Martha Salisbury [or Salsbury] (wife, born: Sep. 6, 1836 in N. Y. - married: 1857 in Elkhorn, Wis. - died: Apr. 29, 1893 [or 1896] - buried: Greenhill Cemetery at Laramie, Wyo.)
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died: Oct. 12, 1921 (age: 84), at his apartments in Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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died: Oct. 12, 1921 (age: 84), at his apartments in Laramie (Albany Co., Wyo.)
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children: Minnie A.
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children: Minnie A.
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funeral: Oct. 15, 1921, Masonic-Knights Templar services at Stryker's undertaking parlors
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funeral: Oct. 15, 1921, Masonic-Knights Templar services at Stryker's undertaking parlors
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childhood and early education (Haverhill)
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childhood and early education (Haverhill)
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buried: Greenhill Cemetery (Plot: Row UO, Lot 61, Space 1 - Memorial ID: 25908899) at Laramie
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buried: Greenhill Cemetery (Plot: Row UO, Lot 61, Space 1 - Memorial ID: 25908899) at Laramie
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Michigan (1853)
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Michigan (1853)
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lumber business, employee (Wisconsin)
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lumber business, employee (Wisconsin)
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boat trip to cut timer on island near Green Bay (Wis.) - capsized: two drowned; subject lived
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boat trip to cut timer on island near Green Bay (Wis.) - capsized: two drowned; subject lived
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went west: to Davenport (Iowa), then to Boulder and Gilpin (Colo. - 8 yrs.), mining & lumber business
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went west: to Davenport (Iowa), then to Boulder and Gilpin (Colo. - 8 yrs.), mining & lumber business
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false
Rights:
No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstate…
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No Copyright - United States, https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/?language=en
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Text
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Text
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false