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SOURCE: History of St. Clair County, Mich.
        A. T. Andreas & Co., Chicago - 1883

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         S. L. BOYCE, of the firm of S. L. BOYCE & Sons, hardware dealers,
      was born October 12, 1821.  After reaching manhood, he came to Michi-
      gan in 1835, and came to Port Huron in November, 1844, and engaged
      in lumbering, and carried on the business successfully for over a
      quarter of a century, having the active management of it during that
      time.  There are very few men, even those engaged in lumbering, who
      gave as many working hours to the interest of their business as Mr.
      BOYCE.  Aside from running his lumber camp during the day, giving
      it his personal supervision, he did all of his outside work, and
      brought his supplies and attended to everything.  Much of it he did
      at night; sometimes having to carry supplies on foot for a long dis-
      tance.  He has walked, and carried on his back, through the woods
      with no road or path, for six miles, thirty pounds of sugar and
      twenty-five pounds of pork, and in one hand a pail of butter, and
      in the other a pail of soft soap.  This is one of the many instances
      connected with lumbering in that early day.  Mr. BOYCE drove the
      first lumber wagon from Port Huron through to Brockway.  In 1870,
      he engaged in hardware trade at Port Huron, and since 1878 has given
      the business his active management and has a large trade.  He has
      held the office of Town Clerk and Justice of the Peace at Brockway.
      He was elected Mayor of Port Huron in 1870, and again elected to
      the same office in 1876; has served as Alderman, and was one of the
      Commissioners for building the water-works.  Mr. BOYCE was united
      in marriage to Miss HANNAH BARRETT, a native of England, October 8,
      1848.  They have four children - WILLIAM J., SAMUEL L., in business
      with their father; and CHARLES E., attending the university; FRED, a
      machinist.
       
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