Nathaniel Kilfoyle was born on July 9th, 1853. Nathaniel Kilfoyle's father was Hugh Boyd and his mother was Maria Kilfoyle. His paternal grandparents were Nathaniel Boyd and Sarah Boyd. He had four brothers and three sisters, named James, Stewart, Hugh, William John, Sarah, Ann and Eleanor. He was the third youngest of the eight children. He died at the age of 88 on November 9th, 1941.