the "Boyden Station" at Arequipa, Peru in 1889. In 1927, Boyden Station was moved to South Africa due to better weather conditions and became known as the Boyden Observatory. Uriah also contributed to the Boyden Public Library in his hometown of Foxborough, Massachusetts. The National Museum of American History in Washington, DC is home to the Uriah A. Boyden Papers. Ancestry His maternal ancestors had resided in Lancaster, Massachusetts, having been pioneer settlers to the area. He is a direct descendant of James Atherton, who arrived in Dorchester, Massachusetts in the 1630s. The Atherton family ancestry originated from Lancashire, England. See also Harmony Mills References External links ASME Landmark Report, Boyden Hydraulic Turbines, 1976 Uriah Boyden biography 1804 births 1879 deaths People associated with astronomy People from Foxborough, Massachusetts Harvard College Observatory people