Lewis John Boughton

Lewis John Boughton

• Father: Edward M. Boughton b. February 1863
• Mother: Hannah (?) b. January 1862

• Lewis John Boughton was born in May 1888 in Pennsylvania.
• Edward M. Boughton and Hannah (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. Other members of the household included Lewis John Boughton, Blanche Boughton, Herbert S. Boughton, Edward G. Boughton and Earl M. Boughton.
• He and Herbert S. Boughton appeared in the 1908 Tioga County, Pennsylvania, Directory, Wellsboro occupation barbers, boarding at 15 Pearl Street..
• The following appeared on 21 August 1908 in the Penn Yan Democrat: Lewis Boughton, who worked for a time in Mr. Stickler's barbar shop, has gone to work in Penn Yan in the Welch tonsorial parlors. -- Dundee Observer.
• The following appeared on 25 March 1910 in the Penn Yan Democrat: Louis Boughton, of Penn Yan, went to his home at Wellsboro, Pa., last week, suffering from a severe attack of scarlet fever. The Board of Health of Wellsboro, ordered the house quarantined and the car in which Boughton traveled, fumigated. --Dundee Observer.
• He was employed as a barber, according to the 1910 census.
• The following appeared on 6 June 1913 in the Penn Yan Democrat: Lewis Boughton, an employee at Lampson's barber shop, cut an artery in his left arm, between the wrist and elbow, last Sunday, and will be laid up several days on account of the injury. He was using a pocket knife with a large blade, at his summer tent house along the lake, and the knife slipped off the end of whatever he was cutting. Dr. Stevenson attended Mr. Boughton.
• The following appeared on 17 October 1913 in the Penn Yan Democrat: A few weeks ago, while enroute to the Bath fair, Mr. Louis Boughton, of Penn Yan, slipped some of his name cards under the covers of baskets of grapes which were on the steamer. On the cards was written a request to write. Last week Mr. Boughton received his first reply. It came from Auburn, Maine, the final destination of the basket of grapes containing one of the cards.
• The following appeared on 5 December 1913 in the Penn Yan Democrat: Lewis Boughton, of Penn Yan, purchased the barber shop at Hall, N. Y., and took possession Monday, of this week.
       And elsewhere in the same issue,
  (Hall) The barber shop has been re-opened by Mr. Lewis Boughton, of Penn Yan.
• On 15 December 1920, Lilian Blood of 339 Washington Street, Geneva, New York, arrived at Bridgeburg, Welland County, Ontario, for the purpose of joining her future husband Lewis Boughtin (Donalda, Stettler County, Alberta) to be married. According to Canadian Immigration Service records, she was a 24-year-old office worker possessing $125, a US citizen born in Benton, New York, Episcopalian.
• He married Lilian Blood, daughter of H. Eugene Blood and Jennie S. Jennings, on 19 December 1920 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, at Cathedral Church of the Redeemer, with Bishop Paget officiating.
• The following appeared on 27 December 1920 in the Geneva Daily Times: Word has been received of the marriage of Miss Lillian Blood, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Blood of Washington street of this city, to Lewis John Boughtin of Donalda, Alberta, Canada.
       The marriage took place on December 19th, in the cathedral at Calgary, with Bishop Paget performing the ceremonhy. They were attended by the groom's sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. John Brooks of Calgary.
       Mr. and Mrs. Boughtin will make their home in Donalda, Canada.
• The following appeared on 4 January 1921 in The Evening Leader: (Penn Yan) Announcement has been made of the marriage of Lewis John Boughton to Miss Lillian Blood, of Geneva, at the Cathedral at Calgary, Canada. The bridal couple were attended by the groom's sister and her husband. Mr. Boughton had resided in this village for many years up to two years ago when he went to Halls. He went to Canada but a comparatively short time ago.
• The following appeared on 17 January 1924 in the Geneva Daily Times: The young women of the tabulating department of the Standard Optical Company entertained last evening in honor of Mrs. Lillian Blood Boughton, a former member of the staff of the room, who has come to Geneva from Canada with Mr. Boughton and two children to make her home. Dinner at 6:30 o'clock was served at the Hob n' Nob after which a party was enjoyed at the Temple Theatre. The party consisted of Mrs. Louis Boughton, Mrs. Allen Olmsted, Mrs. Fred Lautenslager, Mrs. William Windsor, Mrs. Willian Breitfield, Miss Catherine Haas, Miss Mildred O'Connor, Miss Mary Hodges, Miss Dorothy Sherman and Miss Kathleen Clow.
• The following appeared on 25 August 1924 in the Geneva Daily Times: Funeral services for H. Eugene Blood of 339 Washington street, who died early Saturday morning at his home, will be held at the residence tomorrow, Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Dr. Ralph Cushman of Rochester will have charge. The bearers will be Mr. Blood's three sons, Alan, Charles and Arthur Blood; also his three sons-in-law, Arthur W. Clark, Allen Olmstead and Lewis Boughton. The burial will be made in the Cemetery at Benton Center.
• Lewis John Boughton and Lilian Blood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Geneva, Ontario County, New York, at 339 Washington Street. Other members of the household included June Lillian Boughtin and Jennie S. Jennings.
• He was proprietor of a barber shop, according to the 1930 census.
• The following appeared on 29 January 1947 in the Geneva Daily Times: Miss June Lillian Boughtin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis J. Boughtin of 72 Madison street, was united in marriage to Richard Franklin Fisher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy R. Fisher of 143 South West Street, at noon today at Trinity Episcopal Church.
       Rev. Samuel H. Edsall, rector of Trinity performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. Frank Fisher of Rochester, uncle of the bridegroom. Dr. George Henry Day, organist, played the traditional wedding marches.
       Escorted by her father, who gave her in marriage, the bride wore an ivory velveteen gown in medieval style fashioned with high neckline and leg-o-mutton sleeves. She wore a necklace, the gift of the bridegroom. Her short veil of ivory illusion was arranged with a tiara of seed pearls and she carried a white prayer book with camellias.
       Mrs. John L. Boughtin, matron of honor, wore a green velveteen period gown and a contrasting feather head-dress. She carried an old-fashioned bouquet of Talisman roses.
       The Misses Hazel Russell and Olive McWilliams were bridesmaids. They were gowned in velveteen period gowns in gold and red respectively, styled with sweetheart neckline, three-quarter length sleeves, and bouffant skirts, and wore feather head-dresses in contrasting color. Their old-fashioned bouquets were of red roses and white carnations.
       Mrs. Boughtin, mother of the bride wore a gown of pink crepe with sequin trim and a corsage of yellow roses, and Mrs. Fisher, mother of the bridegroom, was attired in aqua crepe and wore a corsage of gardenias.
       After the ceremony, a reception was held at the Armitage in Seneca Falls. Sixty tuests attended.
       Both young people are graduates of Geneva High School. The bride has been employed in the Harry M. Touhey Insurance office. Mr. Fisher is a graduate of Hobart College and was in the Armed Forces for four years. He is at present attending Law School at Cornell University.
       Pre-nuptial events included a dinner at Legott's by the W. L. M. Club; a variety shower by Mrs. T. Robert Saunderson; a shower by Miss Hazel Russell; a personal shower by Mrs. George Breitfeld; a variety shower by Mrs. George Minor; a luncheon at the Hotel Seneca by Miss Olive McWilliams; a tea and variety shower by Mrs. William Scheu; a dinner at Legott's by Mr. and Mrs. Harry M. Touhey.
• The following appeared on 18 March 1955 in the Geneva Daily Times: Penn Yan-- Slippery highways resulted in a car truck crash at 9 a. m. today on Rt. 14A. According to Undersheriff Ralph Legg and Deputy George Spike, a car operated by Lewis Boughton, local barber, skidded on the glassy surface of the highway and collided with a truck owned by Comstock Canning Corp., Penn Yan, and operated by Howard Tomion, Ferguson Corners. The crash occurred at the top of Bentopn Hill outside the northern entrance to Penn Yan.
       Boughton was admitted to Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital for treatment of head and other injuries. Tomion received first aid treatment for lacerated hands, received when he was obliged to break the windows in the cab door to escape from the burning truck. The Boughton car had burst into flames at the impact, igniting the truck.

• Last Edited: 25 Aug 2011