Claim: Born in Lynn, Massachusetts on November 6, 1867, Melbourne Parker Boynton attended divinity school at the University of Chicago and married Hattie Wells in San Jose, California on September 8, 1892.
Evidence: He was born in Lynn, Massachusetts on November 6, 1867 to Benjamin Skinner and Mary Elizabeth Croscup. He attended divinity school at the University of Chicago. He married Hattie Wells in San Jose, California on September 8, 1892.