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Joseph Hovey 1704–1785 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Feb 1704

Birth Location: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1785

Death Location: Mansfield City, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: James Hovey

Mother: Deborah Barlow

Spouse(s): Ruth Closson, Thankful Learned

Children(s): Eunice Hovey, Jacob Hovey, Joseph Hovey, Ruth Hovey

Joseph Hovey was born in 1704 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Hovey And Deborah Jane Barlow. Joseph Hovey married Ruth Closson, Thankful Learned, and had children including Eunice Unis Hovey, Jacob Hovey, Joseph Hovey, Ruth Hovey. Joseph Hovey passed away in 1785 in Mansfield City, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Hovey was born in 1704 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, the child of James Hovey And Deborah Jane Barlow.
  • Joseph Hovey married Ruth Closson, Thankful Learned, and had children including Eunice Unis Hovey, Jacob Hovey, Joseph Hovey, Ruth Hovey.
  • Joseph Hovey passed away in 1785 in Mansfield City, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Hovey
1674–1760
Birth Location: Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Barlow
1674–1749
Birth Location: Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Closson
1712–1735
Birth Location: Rhode Island, USA
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Thankful Learned
1702–1791
Birth Location: Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Eunice Hovey
1742–1789
Birth Location: Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Jacob Hovey
1740–1807
Birth Location: Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Hovey
1734–1797
Birth Location: Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Ruth Hovey
1739–1791
Birth Location: Mansfield City, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Hovey's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Hovey
1704–1785
Birth Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
James Hovey
1674–1760
Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Deborah (Jane) Barlow
1674–1749
Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Edmund Barlow
1626–1697
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Mary Pemberton
1636–1707
Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
James III
1597–1629
Anne Ward
1599–1627
James Pemberton
1607–1661
Alice Newberry
1612–1662
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Hovey's Descendants

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Joseph Hovey (6 Feb 1704–28 Oct 1785) m. Ruth Closson (9 Nov 1712–Dec 1735) m. Thankful Learned (1 August 1702–13 May 1791)
  1. 1. Eunice ((Unis)) Hovey 1742–1789
  2. 2. Jacob Hovey 1740–1807
  3. 3. Joseph Hovey 1734–1797
  4. 4. Ruth Hovey 1739–1791

Joseph Hovey's Timeline

2 Records

1704
6 Feb 1704
Birth of Joseph Hovey in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
1785
28 Oct 1785
Age 81
Death of Joseph Hovey in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Feb 1704
    Event Place: Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1785
    Event Place: Windham, Windham, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mansfield City, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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