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==Boyd family==
Thomas and Annie moved to Calgary in 1951 in fellowship with this network, likely introduced to it at [[Newman Place Christian Assembly, Montreal, QC|Newman Place Christian Assembly]], and was arguably a forerunner of this assemblywhich developed by 1962. They The Boyd family eventually joined with the OB at [[North Hill Gospel Hall, AB|North Hill Gospel Hall]] then [[West Hillhurst Gospel Hall, AB|West Hillhurst Gospel Hall]], both in Calgary. Annie was raised CoE, Thomas was Presbyterian in Scotland and became Coe, they remained as such as late as 1941 while residing in Montreal. Thomas immigrated to Canada at the age of 19, settling initially in Montreal where he resided with his sister Annie Boyd Morrison (b. 1892 Scot. - d. 1990 Verdun, QC). Their mother Mary immigrated to Montreal in 1922 to live with Annie. Mary was a daughter of John Hay (b. 1821 Aberdeen, Scot.) & Ann McRae Hay (b. 1841 Inverness, Scot. - d. 1913 Aberdeen, Scot.). John was a son of William Hay & Ann Fraser. Ann was a daughter of Donald McRae & Helen Ross McRae.
Thomas' obit: Calgary Herald [https://www.newspapers.com/image/486086725 2001-5-1]: "Thomas Hay Boyd, after long and faithful service, was called to be with his Lord on April 30, 2001, at the age of 99 years. He was born in Aberdeen, [[Scotland]], on March 7, 1902, and emigrated to Canada in 1921, at the age of nineteen. He lived in Montreal, where he met and married Anne Sykes, and where his three children were born. He worked [+1931+] for the Canadian National Railways, went overseas with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps during World War II, and in 1945 joined Canadian Pacific Airlines, where he was one of the Pioneers of the aviation business. After living in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver, he retired in Calgary in 1967. For all his adult life, his Christian faith was all-important to him and he enjoyed fellowship with his Brethren at the [[North Hill Gospel Hall, AB|North Hill Gospel Hall]] for many years..."