Famous inventor.
- "Shoot-the-chutes" type of amusement park rides.
Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 535,938 on March 19, 1895 for a "Coaster"
- 640,439 on January 2, 1900 for a "Pleasure-Canal"
- 849,970 on April 9, 1907 for an "Amusement Device"
In 1894, he opened the world's first modern amusement park: "Paul Boyton's Water Chutes", on Chicago's South Side. (Source: Page 1, Description - U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2007/0135222 A 1 on June 14, 2007)
In 1895, he opened a second amusement park, "Sea Lion Park", in Coney Island, New York.
Source of burial information: "New York Times", June 2, 1991 - Page 1325 of the New York Edition.
(Buried on April 21, 1924.)
Source of birth-place, death-place, dates of death & burial: Death Certificate # 8323 Transcription∼Name: Paul Boyton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1848
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Years in US: 55 Years
Death Date: 18 Apr 1924
Death Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Death Place: New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cause of Death: Myocarditis Broncho-Pneumonia
Burial Date: 21 Apr 1924
Burial Place: Holy Cross Cemetery
Occupation: Show Man
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Father: Terrance Boyton
Mother: Marie Boyton
Executor: Mrs P Boyton
Executor Relationship: Wife
Certificate Number: 8323
- "Shoot-the-chutes" type of amusement park rides.
Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 535,938 on March 19, 1895 for a "Coaster"
- 640,439 on January 2, 1900 for a "Pleasure-Canal"
- 849,970 on April 9, 1907 for an "Amusement Device"
In 1894, he opened the world's first modern amusement park: "Paul Boyton's Water Chutes", on Chicago's South Side. (Source: Page 1, Description - U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2007/0135222 A 1 on June 14, 2007)
In 1895, he opened a second amusement park, "Sea Lion Park", in Coney Island, New York.
Source of burial information: "New York Times", June 2, 1991 - Page 1325 of the New York Edition.
(Buried on April 21, 1924.)
Source of birth-place, death-place, dates of death & burial: Death Certificate # 8323 Transcription∼Name: Paul Boyton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1848
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Years in US: 55 Years
Death Date: 18 Apr 1924
Death Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Death Place: New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cause of Death: Myocarditis Broncho-Pneumonia
Burial Date: 21 Apr 1924
Burial Place: Holy Cross Cemetery
Occupation: Show Man
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Father: Terrance Boyton
Mother: Marie Boyton
Executor: Mrs P Boyton
Executor Relationship: Wife
Certificate Number: 8323
Famous inventor.
- "Shoot-the-chutes" type of amusement park rides.
Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 535,938 on March 19, 1895 for a "Coaster"
- 640,439 on January 2, 1900 for a "Pleasure-Canal"
- 849,970 on April 9, 1907 for an "Amusement Device"
In 1894, he opened the world's first modern amusement park: "Paul Boyton's Water Chutes", on Chicago's South Side. (Source: Page 1, Description - U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2007/0135222 A 1 on June 14, 2007)
In 1895, he opened a second amusement park, "Sea Lion Park", in Coney Island, New York.
Source of burial information: "New York Times", June 2, 1991 - Page 1325 of the New York Edition.
(Buried on April 21, 1924.)
Source of birth-place, death-place, dates of death & burial: Death Certificate # 8323 Transcription∼Name: Paul Boyton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1848
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Years in US: 55 Years
Death Date: 18 Apr 1924
Death Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Death Place: New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cause of Death: Myocarditis Broncho-Pneumonia
Burial Date: 21 Apr 1924
Burial Place: Holy Cross Cemetery
Occupation: Show Man
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Father: Terrance Boyton
Mother: Marie Boyton
Executor: Mrs P Boyton
Executor Relationship: Wife
Certificate Number: 8323
- "Shoot-the-chutes" type of amusement park rides.
Among his U.S. Patents are:
- 535,938 on March 19, 1895 for a "Coaster"
- 640,439 on January 2, 1900 for a "Pleasure-Canal"
- 849,970 on April 9, 1907 for an "Amusement Device"
In 1894, he opened the world's first modern amusement park: "Paul Boyton's Water Chutes", on Chicago's South Side. (Source: Page 1, Description - U.S. Patent Application Publication US 2007/0135222 A 1 on June 14, 2007)
In 1895, he opened a second amusement park, "Sea Lion Park", in Coney Island, New York.
Source of burial information: "New York Times", June 2, 1991 - Page 1325 of the New York Edition.
(Buried on April 21, 1924.)
Source of birth-place, death-place, dates of death & burial: Death Certificate # 8323 Transcription∼Name: Paul Boyton
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital status: Married
Age: 76
Birth Date: abt 1848
Birth Place: Ireland
Residence Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Years in US: 55 Years
Death Date: 18 Apr 1924
Death Street Address: 2649 East 24th St
Death Place: New York City, Brooklyn, New York, USA
Cause of Death: Myocarditis Broncho-Pneumonia
Burial Date: 21 Apr 1924
Burial Place: Holy Cross Cemetery
Occupation: Show Man
Father's Birth Place: Ireland
Mother's Birth Place: Ireland
Father: Terrance Boyton
Mother: Marie Boyton
Executor: Mrs P Boyton
Executor Relationship: Wife
Certificate Number: 8323
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