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Family History & Genealogy

The Boston Family

93 documented Boston ancestors — traced through census, vital, cemetery, and newspaper records. Every name below is a real person in the public record.

93Documented ancestors
1880Earliest record
6Generations
The name

Origin & meaning of Boston

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

Documented across the American record; part of a growing network of family histories.

The documented line

Boston ancestors in the record

Deceased Boston ancestors, earliest first. Living family members are deliberately omitted.

This line reaches back to Charlie Boston, about 1880 in Iowa. Who came before? The documented build follows the branches you can't see yet. Trace this line →
Charlie Boston
1880 – 1982
Iowa
Lee Boston
1881 – 1969
Iowa
John Boston
1881 – 1964
Iowa
Sadie Boston
1883 – 1972
Iowa
Norman Boston
1885 – 1968
Iowa
Wesley Boston
1890 – 1968
Iowa
Lillie Boston
1892 – 1975
Iowa
William Boston
1893 – 1973
Iowa
James Boston
1893 – 1976
Iowa
Mattie J Boston
1894 – 1994
Iowa
Irma Boston
1894 – 1985
Iowa
Walter Boston
1894 – 1963
Iowa
James Boston
1895 – 1990
Iowa
Raymond Boston
1895 – 1967
Iowa
Charles Boston
1897 – 1964
Iowa
Marticia H Boston
1897 – 1968
Iowa
Glen Boston
1898 – 1975
Iowa
Olga Boston
1899 – 1985
Iowa
Lillie Boston
1899 – 1979
Iowa
Burr Boston
1899 – 1971
Iowa
Carl Boston
1900 – 1979
Iowa
Virgil Boston
1901 – 1966
Iowa
Florence Boston
1901 – 1978
Iowa
Garland Boston
1901 – 1985
Iowa
Agusta Boston
1901 – 1980
Iowa
Myrtle A Boston
1901 – 1990
Iowa
Anna Boston
1902 – 1972
Iowa
Alice I Boston
1902 – 1992
Iowa
Jeanette B Boston
1902 – 1993
Iowa
Ruth F Boston
1902 – 1995
Iowa
Lillian Boston
1903 – 1976
Iowa
Gladys Boston
1904 – 1995
Iowa
Esther Boston
1904 – 1973
Iowa
Henry Boston
1906 – 1988
Iowa
Arthur Boston
1906 – 1981
Iowa
Alpha Boston
1907 – 1993
Iowa
Dolly S Boston
1907 – 1995
Iowa
Russell Boston
1910 – 1983
Iowa
Thomas Boston
1911 – 1977
Iowa
Minnie B Boston
1912 – 1991
Iowa
Louetta Boston
1913 – 1999
Iowa
Emma C Boston
1914 – 1993
Iowa
Leroy H Boston
1914 – 2001
Iowa
Ruth W Boston
1915 – 2009
Iowa
Hughes Boston
1916 – 1999
Iowa
Velma G Boston
1916 – 2010
Iowa
Lillie Boston
1916 – 1974
Iowa
J Boston
1916 – 1966
Iowa
Alvin Boston
1916 – 1986
Iowa
Winifred Boston
1917 – 1980
Iowa
Vivian M Boston
1917 – 2012
Iowa
Beatrice K Boston
1917 – 1998
Iowa
Francis O Boston
1918 – 1994
Iowa
Claude C Boston
1918 – 2012
Iowa
James H Boston
1918 – 1996
Iowa
Charles Boston
1918 – 2012
Iowa
Allen R Boston
1920 – 2003
Iowa
Charlie L Boston
1921 – 1997
Iowa
Mary L Boston
1921 – 2005
Iowa
J A Boston
1921 – 2000
Iowa
Frank Boston
1922 – 1984
Iowa
Rose E Boston
1922 – 2002
Iowa
Robert Boston
1922 – 1945
Iowa
Raymond F Boston
1922 – 2008
Iowa
Howard B Boston
1922 – 1994
Iowa
William J Boston
1923 – 2003
Iowa
Mary Boston
1924 – 1985
Iowa
Hollis E Boston
1925 – 2008
Iowa
Richard G Boston
1926 – 1990
Iowa
Samuel O Boston
1926 – 2012
Iowa
Rose M Boston
1927 – 2009
Iowa
Belva Boston
1927 – 1983
Iowa
Marilyn S Boston
1927 – 2009
Iowa
N Boston
1928 – 1955
Iowa
Phyllis Boston
1928 – 1983
Iowa
Marvin Boston
1929 – 1983
Iowa
Virginia G Boston
1930 – 2000
Iowa
Iven T Boston
1930 – 2010
Iowa
Boyd E Boston
1931 – 2006
Iowa
Margaret A Boston
1932 – 2012
Iowa
Marvin Boston
1933 – 1982
Iowa
Robert Boston
1933 – 1972
Iowa
Sharon L Boston
1939 – 2013
Iowa
Martin L Boston
1940 – 2005
Iowa
James R Boston
1942 – 1989
Iowa
Ted J Boston
1944 – 1999
Iowa
Alan D Boston
1944 – 2000
Iowa
Cheryl C Boston
1947 – 2005
Iowa
Daniel J Boston
1950 – 2005
Iowa
Stanley E Boston
1951 – 2001
Iowa
Mary Kay Boston
1953 – 1993
Iowa
John M Boston
1953 – 2011
Iowa
Marion Boston
d. 1963
Iowa
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Common questions

Boston genealogy — FAQ

Where does the Boston surname come from?

A documented family surname appearing throughout the public record, traced here through census, vital, and cemetery records.

How far back does the Boston family tree go?

The documented line here reaches back to 1880. Most Boston lines can be traced to the end of the surviving public record.

Are living Boston family members listed here?

No. Deceased ancestors only, from public records. Living people are excluded for privacy.

Is this my Boston family?

If a name here matches your family, it may well be. A full documented build confirms exactly how your line connects.

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