Person:Lovina Durkee (1)

In "Family History of Wales" (Corbin Collection), Absalom Gardner says that Joshua Ewings and Lavina Durkee were married Jan 20, 1779. Gardner goes on to say..."Joshua - Was reckoned an inhabitant of this place in 1779: directly after marriage he commenced business as a merchant in Somers, CT where he remained several years and until his decease...... Lovina - Daughter of Phineas and Phebe Durkee - note p. 116. After her husband's demise, she returned hither with her children, in condition of pecuniary destitution; but she found a friend, kind and generous in Capt. Daniel Winchester, who gratutiously furnished her much assistance in rearing, supporting, and educating her children in their state of fatherlessness. She married a second husband by name Merrick, of Brimfield. It is no more the requirement of simple justice if we are to accredit traditionary tales to throw in here a remark, the the generousness of Capt Winchester was sont to show itself in helpfulness to the needy widow and orphan. Immortal and grateful be the remembrance of the benefactor of the destitute and helpless." Gardner also relates that Rev. William Ewing came to Wales from Sturbridge in 1770 and stayed two years

On 5 March 2009, I found a listing on the Tolland County Divorce Index for Joshua Ewing and Livinia - p 184. I then found a person who has done look-ups re details of such entries and I requested such a look-up On 8 Mar 2009, I received the following information from e-mail received on 8 Mar 2009 from debrainman <connectionservice@cbsvc.myfamily.com>

"Livina  -  Somers    m. Joshua Ewing - 20 Feb. 1780 at South Brimfield, Mass. Bay - violent cruelty when pregnant with sixth child - fornication - adultery - 28 Feb. 1792."  Source citation for this information is "Connecticut Divorces: Superior Court Recrods for the Counties of New London, Tolland, and Windham 1719-1910". Compiled by Grace Louise Knox & Barbara B. Ferris. Heritage Books, Inc. 1987

From: Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902 By George Byron Merrick Published by Tracy, Gibbs & Co., 1902 Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison Digitized May 21, 2007

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"Benjamin [4], son of (Benjamin [3], John [2], Thomas [1]) and Mercy (Hoar) Merrick, born Feb 3, 1754, at Brimfield, Mass. Married 1st, Mary Mann; she died, and Benjamin married, 2nd, Lovina Ewing, from Wales. Children - Thomas, b 1777; Reul b March 21, 1780; Mary b Nov 1782 married ____ Nutting; Benjamin b March 13, 1793; Lois b Jan 1800, died in infancy." p. 277

"Benjamin [5], son of (Benjamin [4], Benjamin [3], John [2], Thomas [1]) and Lovina (Ewing) Merrick, born March 13, 1793, at Brimfield, mass. Married, July 5, 1816, Lucinda Cooley, of Palmer, Mass. He died April 8, 1831. Children - George Benjamin, b Feb 17, 1817; Harriet, b Feb 6, 1819; Franklin Cooley, b Oct 14, 1821; a daughter b Oct 12, 1823, d. same dy; Charles Dexter, b July 11, 1827; John Sullivan b Aug 10, 1828." Page 287

From NEHGS website Probate Index of Worcester County,
Massachusetts

1872 MERRICK (see also MIRICK) Lavinia W. Sturbridge Sale Real Estate 40625

1889 MERRICK Lavinia W. Sturbridge Administration 9084

1. ↑ Grifiths, edgriff2000. "Griffiths Master Dec 2008." Digital images.. (Ancestry.com. \i Family Trees\i0 . http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/person.aspx?pid=-847041814&tid=9145420&ssrc= : Dec 2008)
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2.   George Byron Merrick. Genealogy of the Merrick-Mirick-Myrick family of Massachusetts, 1636-1902. (N.p.: Tracy, Gibbs, & Co., 1902 Digitized May 21, 2007.).