CIVIL WAR VETERAN PASSES SUDDENLY AWAY June 1, 1905 Glens Falls Star - Glens Falls, Warren County, NY Robert Boyd Taken Suddenly Ill yesterday Morning of Heart Trouble Lives But a short Time Robert Boyd, a veteran of the Civil war, died yesterday morning at his home, 5 Gage avenue, at 6 o’clock. Mr. Boyd attended the Memorial exercises at the Empire theater Tuesday evening and appeared to be in usual good health, save from slight rhematism, which had been troubling him for some time. He retired feeling as well as usual, but was taken suddenly ill at 2 o’clock with heart difficulty. Dr. D. M. Hall was called, but medical attendance was of no avail and death occurred about 6 o’clock. Robert Boyd was born December 26, 1839 at Bolton, Lake George, and was therefore a few months over 66 years of age. His parents were Pliny C. and Martha (Booth) Boyd. He was one of six children. Rich Boyd http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~confido/bkindex.htm