Physician.
Born at Shediac, New Brunswick in 1879, he came to Winnipeg with his family in 1881. He attended St. John's College then worked in a survey crew around Manitoba and Ontario. In 1907, he graduated from the Manitoba Medical College and had a general practice until 1918 when he took a postgraduate course in urology. He served as President of the Manitoba Medical Association (1928-1929).
On 14 August 1908, he married Jessie Potter Duncan (1881-1955, daughter of Thomas Duncan) in the RM of Louise. They had three children: Alice Halley Boardman (1909-?, wife of Peter Duncan Campbell), Edmund James Boardman (1911-?), and Betty Anne Boardman (1917-?, wife of Douglas John Dalton). The family lived at 70 Chestnut Street. He was a member of the Masons (Ancient Landmark Lodge) and St. George's Anglican Church.
He died at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan on 12 May 1935 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Marriage registration [Edmund James Boardman, Jessie Potter Duncan], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Birth registrations [Alice Halley Boardman, Edmund James Boardman, Betty Anne Boardman], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Alice Jean Halley Boardman, Peter Duncan Campbell], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
Marriage registration [Betty Ann Boardman, Douglas John Dalton], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“Widely-known local doctor dies in west,” Winnipeg Tribune, 13 May 1935, page 3.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 16 December 2023
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