Person:Samuel Hovey (10)
Elder Samuel Hovey, Jr
b.24 Feb 1742/43 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
d.12 May 1833 East Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 10 Oct 1737
  1. Elizabeth Hovey1737 - 1740
  2. Lucy Hovey1740 -
  3. Elder Samuel Hovey, Jr1742/43 - 1833
  4. Jacob Hovey1745 -
  5. Elizabeth Hovey1748 -
  6. Abigail Hovey1751 - 1839
  7. Lydia Hovey1753 - 1826
  8. Mary Hovey1755 - 1755
  9. Jonathan Hovey1757 -
  10. David Hovey1757 -
  11. Dudley Hovey1761 - 1844
Spouse and Children
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m. 29 Sep 1763
  1. Daniel Hovey1764 - 1850
  2. Abner Hovey1766 - 1842
  3. Mary Hovey1768 - 1859
  4. Rufus Cleveland Hovey1770 - 1817
  5. Rebecca Hovey1772 - 1853
  6. Samuel Hovey1774 - 1856
  7. Abiel Hovey1776 - 1823
  8. Alvan Hovey1779 - 1864
  9. Abigail Hovey1780 - 1851
  10. Elizabeth Hovey1783 - 1864
  11. John Fairfield Hovey1785 - 1870
  12. Lucy Hovey1787 - 1788
  13. Lucy Hovey1789 - 1827
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Facts and Events
Name Elder Samuel Hovey, Jr
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 Feb 1742/43 Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Marriage 29 Sep 1763 Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United Statesto Abigail Cleveland
Death? 12 May 1833 East Brookfield, Orange, Vermont, United States

Known as Elder Samuel Hovey, he moved in 1765 from Windham, CT to Canterbury, CT, and in 1773 to Weare, NH. He later moved to Lyme, NH, on 60-acre Grant's Island in the Connecticut River, where he kept a canoe fastened to the house or barn since the island was submerged at high water. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and moved in 1791 to Norwich, VT, and then in 1794 to East Brookfield, VT, where he stayed. His gravestone reads "Elder Samuel Hovey, Preacher of the Gospel, died May 12, 1833, aged 90 years and 2 mo."

References
  1. ↑ Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Vital records of Bradford, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. (Topsfield, Mass.: Topsfield Historical Society, 1907)
    p.87.

    HOVEY, Samuel, s. Samuel and Elisebath, [born] Feb. 24, 1742.

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