There are various spellings for the Hoyt name in the early records--especially Hayt and Hait. I have used only the Hoyt spelling.
I included all known children for the following generations: 4th , 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 14th. I did not include all the known children in the other generations. They can be found in A Genealogical History of the Hoyt, Haight, and Hight Families by David W. Hoyt. Providence Press Co. Boston: Henry Hoyt 1871 which is found in most large genealogy libraries. I have a copy of this book and can help you if you can’t find it.
When giving place of birth, marriage, death, etc. the usual format is to list the city, county, state, and country in that order. If one or more is not known then commas are inserted. For example: If all that I know is that someone was born in the state of New York it will be recorded this way (, , NY, US).
I would enjoy hearing from descendants of any Hoyts. I would especially like to hear from any descendants of Nathan Gould Hoyt and his wife Harriet Hoyt who came to Ohio in 1852. #53 Henry Sanford Hoyt is the only son who could still have a male line of Hoyts.
First Generation
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1. Walter HOYT.
One
known child:
2 i. Thomas
Second Generation
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(Family of Walter HOYT)
2. Thomas HOYT (Walter1).
One
known child:
3 i. Michael
Third Generation
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(Family of Thomas HOYT)
3. Michael HOYT (Thomas2, Walter1).
He
married Agnes3.
One
known child:
4 i. Simon
(-1657)
Fourth Generation
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(Family of Michael HOYT &
Agnes)
4. Simon HOYT (Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born in West Hatch, Somerset, ENG.1 Christened
in ENG. Simon died on 1 Sep 1657 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Simon
is #2601 (p 286) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: West Hatch, Somerset, Eng; Salem,
Essex, MA; Charlestown, Suffolk, MA; Dorchester, Suffolk, MA; Scituate,
Plymouth, MA; Windsor, Hartford, CT; Fairfield, Fairfield, CT; Stamford,
Fairfield, CT1,2.
He
had a child, mother unknown:
5 i . Christopher
(Illegitimate)
He
first married Jane STOODLIE on 4 Nov
1617 in Marshwood, Dorset, ENG.1
She died by 1635.
They
had the following known children:
6 ii. Walter
(about 1618-about 1698)
7 iii. Nicholas
(1620-1655)
8 iv. Alexander
9 v. Agnes
He
second married Susanna in 1635 in
Scituate, MA.
They
had the following known children:
10 i. Samuel
(1643-1720)
11 ii. Moses
12 iii. Benjamin
13 iv. Joshua
14 v. (female)
15 vi. (female)
16 vii. (female)
Notes for
Simon Hoyt and Wives
Marshwood was Joan StoodlieÕs
home parish and Simon Hoyt apparently came from elsewhere to marry her and then
they left the parish and lived in West Hatch. West Hatch (Somerset Co.) and Marshwood
(Dorset, Co.) are about 20 miles apart.3 Three of SimonÕs children with
Jane either stayed in England or died young.
Simon
Hoyt arrived in 1628/1629. It
usually took about two months to reach America from England. He probably landed in Salem, MA. If so, soon after that he moved to Charlestown, MA. Then
about 1633 he moved to Dorchester, MA. In 1635 he moved to Scituate MA. All four of these towns are close to Boston, MA. Then he moved west across the state of
MA to the Connecticut River and was one of the first settlers to live in Windsor, CT. If you go to Windsor, CT today you will see a monument that
has the names of the early settlers and Simon HoytÕs name is there. In 1646 Simon moved to Fairfield, CT, and in 1649 he moved to Stamford, CT, where he died in
1657. He was one of the first
settlers in seven different towns in MA and CT. In Dorchester there is a street known as Hoyt Street. In Windsor his place was called HoytÕs
Meadow.2
Simon
and his family would have suffered the hardships endured by the first settlers
at Charlestown and Dorchester--the sufferings of the winter; the conspiracy of
the Indians to cut off the English until a fort was completed; and the perils
of pestilence and famine when they were compelled to live on clams, muscles,
and fish.
What
experiences Simon must have had, being an early settler in seven different
towns in New England! Scarcely was
he settled in one place before he gave up his home, with all its comforts, and
started to subdue a new portion of the wilderness. Most of his children seem to have shared the spirit of their
father. Twenty years after his
death no one bearing the name of Hoyt was left in any of these seven towns,
except Stamford. The hardy and
courageous character of the family is shown, not only by their frequent changes
of residence, but by the fact that in Windsor they lived away from the other
settlers.2
Fifth Generation
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(Family of Simon HOYT & Jane STOODLIE)
5. Christopher HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Buried on 22 Aug 1618 in West Hatch,
Somerset, ENG.1
6. Walter HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born abt
1618.2 Christened on 29 Nov 1618 in West Hatch, Somerset, ENG.1 Walter died abt
1698 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Walter
is #2602 (p 292) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: West Hatch, Somerset, ENG; Windsor,
Hartford, CT; and Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.1,2
He
married ______.
One
of their 4 known children:
17 i. Dea. Zerubbabel
(1650-1727)
7. Nicholas HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born 1620/1626.1,2
Christened on 7 May 1620 in West Hatch, Somerset, ENG.1,2
Nicholas died on 7 Jul 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, CT, US.2
Nicholas
is #2603 (p 296) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: West Hatch, Somerset, Eng; Windsor,
Hartford, CT.1,2
He
married Susanna on 12 Jun/Jul 1646.2,4
Susanna died on 4 Jul 1655 in Windsor, Hartford, CT, US.2
One
of their 4 known children:
18 i. Dea. & Lieut. David (1651-1704)
8. Alexander HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Christened on 28 Dec 1623 in West
Hatch, Somerset, ENG.1
9. Agnes HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Christened on 8 Oct 1626.1
Agnes died in West Hatch, Somerset, ENG.1
(Family of Simon HOYT &
Susanna)
10. Samuel HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born as early as 1643 in , , , US.2 Samuel died on 4 Jul 1720.2
Samuel
is #2607 (p. 304) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Stamford, Fairfield, CT2
He
first married Hannah HOLLY, daughter
of John HOLLY & Mary, on 16 Nov 1671.2,5 Born on 18 Apr 1657.5
Hannah died in Jul 1710.5
One
of their 8 known children:
19 i. Dea John (1675-1732)
He
second married Rebecca. Rebecca died
on 8 Dec 1713.2
He
third married Hannah on 20 Sep 1714.2
11. Moses HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1).
12. Benjamin HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1).
13. Joshua HOYT (Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1).
14. (female)
HOYT (Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
She
married Thomas LYON.
15. (female)
HOYT (Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
She
married Samuel FINCH.
16. (female)
HOYT (Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
She
married Samuel FIRMAN.
Sixth Generation
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(Family of Walter HOYT Hannah
KNAPP)
17. Dea.
Zerubbabel HOYT (Walter5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born 1650/1654.2 Zerubbabel died in 1727/1728 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Zerubbabel is # 2615 (p 311) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.2
He first married Hannah KNAPP, daughter of Nicholas KNAPP & Elinor
DISBROW, in 1673. Born on 6 Mar
1643 in Watertown, Middlesex, MA, US.7 Hannah died on 11 Dec 1674 or
4 Jun 1696.7
One
of their 6 known children:
20 i. Dea. Daniel (1681-1756)
He
second married Mehitabel ROCKWELL, daughter of John ROCKWELL
& Elizabeth WEED, before 1725.2,6,8
Notes for Zerubbabel
and Hannah
ÒOn
the Norwalk records we find that, Dec., 1680, ÔZerubbabell Haite hath
undertaken to beate the drumme for publick meetings, and also for such stray
horses as are brought in to be sould, for which he is to have fourteen
shillings; and ten pence a time that stray horses are brought in to be sold.ÕÓ2
ÒFrom
the Colonial Records of Ct., May, 1697, we learn that Zerubbabel
Hayt was one of nine persons who, by an order of the
Gen. Court were Ôto purchase of the Indians a certain tract of land lying about
fourteen miles northward of the town of Norwalk to settle a plantation there.ÕÓ2
(Family of Nicholas HOYT
& Susanna)
18. Dea.
& Lieut. David HOYT
(Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 22 Apr 1651 in Windsor, Hartford, CT, US.2,4 David died in Jun 1704 in Newbury, Orange, VT, US.2,4
David
is #2618 (p 316) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences. Windsor, Hartford, CT; Hatfield,
Hampshire, MA; and Deerfield, Franklin, MA.2
He
first married Sarah WELLS, daughter
of Thomas WELLS, on 3 Apr 1673.2 Sarah died in 1676.2
He
second married Mary WILSON on 3 Apr
1673.2
He
third married Abigail COOK, daughter
of Nathaniel COOK & Lydia VORE.2 Born on 1 Mar 1659.4
One
of their 8 known children:
21 i. Benjamin
(1692-1759)
Notes for
David Hoyt and Abigail
ÒWhen
the French and Indians attacked Deerfield, Feb. 29, 1703-4, he was taken
captive, with his wife and four children.
On the way towards Canada, provisions became so scarce that Dea. Hoyt Ôperished of hunger near the lower Cohos,Õ in the vicinity of what is now Newbury, Vt., May or
June, 1704.
Some of his descendants say that he was compelled to carry a large
bundle, and that he must also carry his youngest child, or see her killed by
the Indians; but he fainted under the double burden. His wife endured all the horrors of captivity, and returned
to Deerfield. She
afterwards m. Dea. Nathaniel Rice, and removed
to Wallingford, CT.Ó2
David
was a deacon and lieutenant. He
was in Deerfield, MA by 1682. Died
in Newbury on the march to Canada by Indians. Son, Benjamin, was about 11 yrs. old when Indians attacked
Deerfield and according to legend hid in a corncrib. Later he settled at Ridgefield, CT. Son, Ebenezer, taken
captive and remained among the Indians. Dau. Abigail,
killed by Indians on way to Canada. 4,9
(Family of Samuel HOYT & Hannah HOLLY)
19. Dea
John HOYT
(Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 9 Jan 1675.2,5 John died on 10 Dec
1732; he was 57.2
John
is #2638 (p 320) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Stamford, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Abigail HOLMES, daughter of
Stephen HOLMES & Martha, on 30 Apr 1702.2 Abigail died after
1732.
One
of their 6 known children:
22 i. Sgt
John (1704-1759)
Seventh Generation
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(Family of Dea. Zerubbabel HOYT & Hannah
KNAPP)
20. Dea.
Daniel HOYT
(Zerubbabel6, Walter5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 1 Jan 1681.2,6,8
Daniel died in 1756/1764.2
Daniel
is #2662 (p 324) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Elizabeth KEELER, daughter
of John KEELER and _____ BECKWITH.6,8 Born
on 19 Mar 1678 or 1679/1680.6,8
Two
of their 9 known children:
23 i. Daniel
(1710-1786)
24 ii. Nathan
(1718-1799)
He married second Widow, Sarah STARR of Danbury, about 1748.
(Family of Dea. & Lieut. David HOYT & Abigail COOK)
21. Benjamin HOYT (David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 15 Sep 1692 in , , CT, US.2
Benjamin died on 16 Feb 1759; he was 66.2
Benjamin
is #2685 (p 329) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: Deerfield, Franklin, MA; Norwalk,
Fairfield, CT; Wallingford, New Haven, CT; and Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Sarah on 21 Mar 1716. Sarah
died on 9 Feb 1759.2
One
of their 6 known children:
25 i. Benjamin
(1721-1810)
Notes for Benjamin Hoyt
ÒBenjamin
was about 11 yrs. old when Deerfield was attacked. Tradition says that, hearing the screams in the night, his
fright led him to jump from a window and hide in a corn-bin, where he lay till
morning. Then, finding all gone
but the slain, he wished he had been taken with the others. Some accounts say that he removed with
his mother, after her return, to Wallingford, Ct. others state that he went to
Norwalk, Ct., and remained there for some time with his fatherÕs
relatives. Perhaps he may have
been in both places. Afterwards,
he with 20 or 30 others commenced a settlement at Ridgefield, 12 miles north of
Norwalk, where he afterwards resided.
His descendants say that he gave his coat and hat towards his part of
the pay in purchasing the land of the Indians. From the Ridgefield records we learn that ÔBenj. Hayt, of Norwalk, late of Deerfield, Mass.,Õ bought of
(2662) Daniel Hayt, of Norwalk, July 7, 1713, for 26
pounds, one-half the right of Jonathan Rockwell in Ridgefield township, which
was one twenty-ninth of all said township.Ó2
(Family of Dea John HOYT & Abigail HOLMES)
22. Sgt John HOYT (John6, Samuel5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 19 Nov 1704.2 John died on 2 Aug 1759; he was 54.2
John
is #2732 (p 336) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Stamford, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Elizabeth WATERBURY on 18
FEB 1741/1742.2 Elizabeth died on 7/28 Apr 1763.2
One
of their 4 known children:
26 i. Abigail
(1741-1796)
Eighth Generation
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(Family of Dea. Daniel HOYT & Elizabeth KEELER)
23. Daniel HOYT (Daniel7,
Zerubbabel6, Walter5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 15 Jan 1710.2
Daniel died on 3 Apr 1786; he was 76.2
Daniel
is #2813 (p 379) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Sarah BENEDICT, daughter of Dea Thomas BENEDICT, on 28 Apr 1735.2
One
of their 9 known children:
27 i. Thomas
(1752-1831)
24. Nathan HOYT (Daniel7,
Zerubbabel6, Walter5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 29 Apr 1718.2
Nathan died on 21 Oct 1799; he was 81.2
Nathan
is #2816 (p 347) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT2
He
first married Elizabeth LOCKWOOD,
daughter of Dea. Joseph LOCKWOOD & Mary WOOD, on
9 Apr 1741.2,10 Born on 23 May 1721.10 Elizabeth died
after 1799.2
One
of their 11 known children:
28 i. Mary
(1756-1809)
He
second married Sarah.2
(Family of Benjamin HOYT
& Sarah)
25. Benjamin HOYT (Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 4 Dec 1721.2 Benjamin died on 11 Dec
1810; he was 89.2
Benjamin
is #2871 (p 352) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence
for Benjamin and Patience:
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Patience Smith, daughter of
Samuel Smith & Elizabeth, on 28 Aug 1751.2,11 Born on 19 Feb
1727/1728.11 Patience died on 25 Apr 1812; she was 85.2
One
of their 11 known children:
29 i. Samuel
R (1754-1819)
(Family of Sgt John HOYT
& Elizabeth WATERBURY)
26. Abigail HOYT (John7, John6,
Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born in 1741.12 Christened
on 24 Dec 1749. Abigail died in 1796.12
Abigail
is #2955 (p 358) in the Hoyt Genealogy. 2
She
married Samuel JESSUP, son of
Jonathan JESSUP & Sarah, on 11 Oct 1763 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT, US.12
Samuel died on 17 Nov 1812.12 Occupation: Farmer.12
Religion: Episcopalian.
One
of their 11 known children:
30 i. Hannah
(1783-1862)
Ninth Generation
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(Family of Daniel HOYT &
Sarah BENEDICT)
27. Thomas HOYT (Daniel8, Daniel7,
Zerubbabel6, Walter5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 24 Dec 1752.2
Thomas died in Norwalk, Fairfield Co, CT, US, on 24/25 May 1831; he was 78.2
Occupation: Farmer.2
Thomas
is #3198 (p 380) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT.2
He
married Mary HOYT (28)
, daughter of Nathan HOYT
(24) & Elizabeth LOCKWOOD, on 4/9 Apr 1778.2 Born on 27 Oct
1756. Mary died on 9 May 1809; she was 52.2
One
of 7 known children:
31 i. Samuel
(1778-1866)
(Family of Nathan HOYT &
Elizabeth LOCKWOOD)
28. Mary HOYT (Nathan8, Daniel7,
Zerubbabel6, Walter5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 27 Oct 1756. Mary died on 9
May 1809; she was 52.2
Mary
is #3225 (p 381) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
See #27 on this page for family.
(Family of Benjamin HOYT
& Patience SMITH)
29. Samuel R HOYT (Benjamin8,
Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5, Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 19 Oct
1754 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2,13
Samuel R died in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US, on 18 Sep 1819; he was 64.2,13
Occupation: farmer.2
Samuel
is #3339 (p 390) in Hoyt Genealogy2
Residence
for Samuel and Elizabeth:
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT. 2
He
married Elizabeth OLMSTEAD, daughter
of Daniel OLMSTEAD & Elizabeth NORTHRUP, on 8 Jan 1778.2,13,14
Born on 30 Jan 1758 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2,13,14
Elizabeth died on 15 Jan 1840; she was 81.2,13
One
of 8 known children:
32 i. William
(1786-1832)
30. Hannah Jessup (Abigail Hoyt8, John7, John6,
Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born in 1783
in Stamford, Fairfield, CT, US.
Hannah died on 2 Sep 1862 probably in ,
Hancock, OH, US; she was 79.
See #31 on p 16 for family information.
Tenth Generation
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(Family of Thomas HOYT &
Mary HOYT)
31. Samuel HOYT (Thomas9, Daniel8,
Daniel7, Zerubbabel6, Walter5, Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 11 Nov
1778 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, US.2,12
Samuel died in , Hancock, OH, US, on 14 May 1866; he was 87.12
Occupation: Silversmith.2 Religion: Episcopalian.
Samuel
is # 3977 (p 430) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT; Ledyard,
Cayuga, NY; Hancock County, OH.2
He
married Hannah JESSUP (30) , daughter of
Samuel JESSUP & Abigail HOYT (26), on 4 Mar 1801 in (probably) Stamford,
Fairfield, CT, US.2,12 Born in 1783 in Stamford, Fairfield, CT, US.2,12
Hannah died on 2 Sep 1862 in , prob. , Hancock, OH, US.2,12
Religion: Episcopalian.
Two
of 9 known children:
33 i. Henry
C (1804-1885)
34 ii. Harriet
(1810-1893)
(Family of Samuel R HOYT
& Elizabeth OLMSTEAD)
32. William HOYT (Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 17 May 1786 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2,15
William died on 5 Sep 1832; he was 46.2,15,16 Buried in Auburn,
Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
William
is #4310 (p. 451) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residence
of both: Ridgefield, Fairfield,
CT; Sennett, Cayuga, NY.2,15
He
married Esther BEERS, daughter of
Ezekiel BEERS & Sarah PLATT, in 1807.2,15 Born about 1786 in
Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, US.15 Esther died on 12 Nov 1849.2,15,16
Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
They
had the following known children:
35 i. Nathan
Gould (1809-1879)
36 ii. William
Clark (1811-1875)
37 iii. Sanford
P (1813-1889)
38 iv. Esther
A (1814-)
39 v. Harry
B (1816-1903)
40 vi. Samuel
R (1818-1901)
41 vii. Rufus
K (1819-)
42 viii. Edward
S (1821-~1891)
43 ix. Ezekiel
Beers (1823-1895)
44 x. Zalmon (1824-)
45 xi. Marietta
(1826-1863)
46 xii. Sarah
(1828-)
47 xiii. Eliza
(1832-1850)
(Family of Samuel HOYT &
Hannah JESSUP)
33. Henry C HOYT (Samuel10 Thomas9,
Daniel8, Daniel7, Zerubbabel6, Walter5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 15 Apr 1804 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, US.2,16
Henry C died on 22 May 1885; he was 81.16 Buried in Oak Glen
Cemetery, Aurora, Town of Ledyard, Cayuga, NY, US.16
Henry
is #5256 (p 518) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences
of Henry: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT;
Ledyard, Cayuga, NY.
Residences
of Henry and Sarah: Ledyard,
Cayuga, NY;
Litchfield, Medina, OH2; Vermontville, Eaton, MI (1880
census); and possibly returning to Ledyard as that is where they are buried.
He
married Sarah (Sally) G GILLAM on 12
Apr 1827.2 Born on 19 Feb 1807.16 Sarah (Sally) G died on
20 Mar 1885; she was 78.16 Buried in Oak Glen Cemetery, Aurora, Town
of Ledyard, Cayuga, NY, US.16
34. Harriet HOYT (Samuel10, Thomas9,
Daniel8, Daniel7, Zerubbabel6, Walter5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1,)
Born on 4 Mar 1810 in Norwalk, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Harriet died on 23 May 1893; she was 83. Buried in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US
(Greenwood Cem).
Harriet
is #5259 (p 519) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: Norwalk, Fairfield, CT and Wellington,
Lorain, OH.2
She
married Nathan Gould HOYT (35) , son of
William HOYT (32) & Esther BEERS, on 24 Jul 1833 probably in Ledyard,
Cayuga, NY, US.2 Born on 17 Oct 1809 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT,
US.2 Nathan Gould died in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US, on 15 Nov 1879; he
was 70. Buried in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US (Greenwood Cem).
Occupation: Cabinet Maker.
See family of
William HOYT & Esther BEERS (Eleventh Generation) for continuation of the
descendants of Nathan Gould HOYT (35) and Harriet HOYT (34).
Eleventh Generation
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Nathan Gould Hoyt (#35) at Penfield, Ohio
(Family of William HOYT &
Esther BEERS)
35. Nathan Gould HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 17 Oct 1809 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Nathan Gould died in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US, on 15 Nov 1879; he was 70. Buried
in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US (Ridgelawn Cem). Occupation: Cabinet Maker.
Nathan
is #5784 (p. 551) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences
for Nathan: Marcellus, Onondaga, NY.
Residences
for Harriet: Norwalk, Fairfield,
CT; Addison, Steuben, NY, Marcellus, Onondaga, NY.
Residences
for Nathan and Harriet: Marcellus,
Onondaga, NY; Penfield, Lorain, OH; Elyria, Lorain, OH.
Harriet Hoyt (#34) at Penfield, Ohio
He
married Harriet HOYT (34) , daughter of
Samuel HOYT (31) & Hannah JESSUP (30), on 24 Jul 1833 in (probably)
Ledyard, Cayuga, NY, US.2 Born on 4 Mar 1810 in Norwalk, Fairfield,
CT, US.2 Harriet died on 23 May 1893; she was 83. Buried in Elyria,
Lorain, OH, US. (Ridgelawn Cem).
They
had the following children:
48 i. William
Sr (1834-1900)
49 ii. Hannah
Jane (1835-1910)
50 iii. Norton
Gould (1837-1923)
51 iv. Mary
Esther (1840-)
52 v. Samuel
Tompkins (1842-1896)
53 vi. Henry
Sanford (1844-1908)
Notes for Nathan Gould Hoyt
and Harriet
A
copy of a letter written by Harriet Hoyt, wife of Nathan Gould Hoyt,
to
her son William Hoyt Sr.
Elyria
September
6, 1886
I
thought I would drop you a line as I have not seen you
for a long time. I came home not
feeling very well and have not gained very much yet and I wish to say there is
some pieces of silver which my father gave me and which I wish to devide with my boyes as the girls
had some silver spoons when they left their childhood home. the silverware
that I have had for years when I am gone I wish to have devided
with all of the children but the pieces that was my fathers is marked with his and mothers initials S
H H. I
will send you the old sugar bowl and tongs which your
grandfather made over 80 years since.
they were made in North Carolina and as you are
the oldest and a Hoyt I will give it to you and hope it will ever be kept in
the Hoyt family. I enjoyed my
visit very much. had a very pleasant time. I left Boston thinking to spend some time in York state and
when I got there I felt so bad I thought I would come home while I could and
have not felt very well since. had no misshapes on the road, left all well, I do not know
when you will get this. hope to see or
hear from you soon. with love to all from your Mother.
Notes
about the letter:
Harriet Hoyt was born in CT in 1810. She died 1893 in Wellington, OH. She married Nathan Gould Hoyt who was
born in CT in 1809 and died 1879 in Elyria, OH. Harriet and Nathan Gould were distant cousins, descending
from the immigrant, Simon Hoyt who came to America about 1628.
HarrietÕs father, who
made the sugar bowl and tongs was Samuel R. Hoyt. He was born in 1754, probably in CT. He married Elizabeth Olmsted in
1840. I have no record of him
living in North Carolina. Because
he was a silversmith I wonder if he apprenticed himself to someone in N. C.
The
sugar bowl and tongs were handed down from William Hoyt, Sr. to Williams Hoyt,
Jr., to Ethelyn Hoyt (only child of Williams Hoyt,
Jr.), to Arlene Howard, to Louise Varisco.
Of
the 5 remaining children of Harriet and Nathan Gould Hoyt:
Hannah
and Mary were girls—end of Hoyt name.
Norton
married, but had no children—end of Hoyt name.
Samuel
married and had two daughters. One
never married and the other married but I canÕt find a record of any
children—end of Hoyt name.
Henry
married and ended up in California.
He had a son whose marriage and children I cannot find. The only possibility of the ÒHoytÓ name
being carried on from Harriet and Nathan would be from Henry.
HarrietÕs
daughter, Mary, was married and living in Boston at the time this letter was
written. Most likely this is the
reason she was visiting Boston at the age of 74. Harriet and Nathan came to Ohio from New York in 1852. This is probably why she was stopping
there on the way home. They still
had relatives there.
I
cannot find any of the silverware with the initials S H H. This would probably be the silverware
that my grandmother said was buried during the War of 1812.
Letter typed and notes written by Louise
Varisco
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Obituary:
N.
G. Hoyt, who at one time owned the place where D. T. Bush now lives, and later
other property in Wellington, died suddenly last Saturday at his home East
Ave., Elyria. He was the father of
Mrs. James Penfield of this village, and three of his sons are conductors on
the L. S. & M. S. R. R. His
age was 70 years, and his death was caused by congestion of the lungs.
The
Wellington Enterprise, November 20, 1879
Obituary:
DEATH
OF MRS. HARRIET HOYT
Mrs.
Harriet Hoyt died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. James Penfield, w Seventh street, Tuesday morning, aged eighty-three years. Deceased was also the mother of Mr. S.
T. Hoyt, of this city, Mr. Wm. Hoyt, of Cleveland, Mr. H. S. Hoyt, of Topeka,
Kan., Mr. Norton Hoyt, of Wellington, and Mrs. Mary Prentice, of Boston, Mass. Deceased was a grandmother and a
great-grandmother, and was a woman of sterling worth and integrity and
commanded the respect of all who knew her. She was born near Norwalk, Conn., March 4th, 1810. Her husband, Nathan
Gould Hoyt, died thirteen years ago. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon.
(Paper and date unknown)
36. William Clark HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 11 Mar 1811 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2
William Clark died in Feb @1875 in Sennett, Cayuga,
NY, US.2,16 Buried in Feb 1873 in Auburn,
Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
William
is # 5785 (p. 551) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
He
first married Polly MEAD.2
Born abt 1816.16 Polly died on 9 Nov 1850
in, Cayuga, NY, US.16 Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
He
second married Emeline UNDERWOOD.2 Born abt 1811.16 Emeline
died on 22 Jul 1857.16 Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
He
third married Minerva WARNER.2
Born on 27 May 1814. Minerva died on 23 Jul 1899; she was 85.16
Buried in Auburn,
Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
Sanford P. Hoyt (#37), Auburn, New York
37. Sanford P HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 17 Apr 1813 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Sanford P died on 27 Jun 1889; he was 76. Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
Sanford
is #5786 (p 551) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
He
married Ann Eliza HOWE, daughter of
Chauncey HOWE, on 6 Feb 1839.2 Ann Eliza died on 19 Jun 1901 in Mottville, Onondaga, NY, US.18
Only
known child:
54 i. Chauncey
E. (1850-1888)
Notes for Sanford P. Hoyt
Obituary:
HOYT--In Sennett, N. Y. Thursday, June 27, 1889, Sanford P. Hoyt,
aged 76 years.
38. Esther A HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 26 Dec 1814 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2
Esther
is #5787 (p. 551) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences: CT; Skaneateles, Onondaga, NY
She
married Wills CLIFT 1 Oct 1844.2
39. Harry B HOYT (William10, Samuel
R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 26 Aug 1816 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.2,16 Harry B died on 6 Jun 1903; he was 86.16
Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
Harry
is #5789 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences: Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT. and Sennett, Cayuga, NY
He
married Matilda B HOWE.2
Born on 11 Aug 1823.16 Matilda B died on 29 Apr 1898; she was 74.16
Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US (Soule Cem).2,16
40. Samuel R HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 21 May 1818 in Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT, US.
Samuel R died on 31 Jan 1901; he was 82.
Buried in Clyde, Sandusky, OH (McPherson Cem).
Residences:
Ridgefield, Fairfield, CT and
Clyde, Sandusky, OH.
In
1877 Samuel and Anna moved to Clyde, Sandusky, OH.
He
first married Maria PIERSONS in 1864
in Allen, , NY, US.
He
second married Ann(a) M PITT in 1877. Born in Jul 1847/52.
Notes for Samuel R. Hoyt
Obituary:
Samuel
R. Hoyt, a highly respected citizen, died at his home on Duane street, on Jan.
31st, at the age of 82 years, 8 months and 29 days. Deceased was born at Ridgefield, on May 2, 1818. In early life he went with his parents
to Sennett, N. Y., where he lived on a farm for many
years. After he had grown to
manhood he moved to Allen, N. Y. where in 1864 he was married to Miss Maria
Pierson, who died eleven years later.
In 1877 deceased was married to Miss Anna Pitt, of Allen, N. Y., who
survives him. Soon after this
second marriage they moved to Clyde and purchased the home, where they have
since resided.
Deceased
had been fast failing for a number of months and on New YearsÕ day he received
a fall from which he never recovered, but gradually failed until the day of his
death. Besides a sorrowing widow,
deceased leaves two brothers who reside in Auburn, N. Y., and a large circle of
friends.
The
subject of this sketch was a good citizen and greatly respected by all. He was a loving and good husband. His last illness was most painful and
trying and through it all he was most patient and resigned. From the time that he was injured he
thought he would not recover and did not care to live but longed to go.
The
funeral services were held at the residence Saturday afternoon at 2 oÕclock,
Rev. J. M. Huston conducting the services, assisted by Rev. B. F. Griffith, of
Medina. The body was laid at rest
in McPherson cemetery.
Owing
to the illness of his immediate relatives none were able to attend the funeral,
except Mrs. M. J. Hoyt, of near Buffalo, N. Y., who has been here several
months. Norton Hoyt and Mr. and
Mrs. W. B. French of Norwalk, were also present at the funeral.
41. Rufus K HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 25 Sep 1819 in , , CT,
US.2
Rufus
is #5790 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
He
married Hannah PATTEE at Owasco. 7 Jan 1845.2
Their son Clarence P. md Ida R. ________. He was a warden in the Colorado penitentiary.
42. Edward S HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 4 Oct 1821 in , , CT, US.2
Edward S died aboutt 1891.
Edward
is #5791 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences: CT; Sennett,
Cayuga, NY; Mottville, Onondaga, NY.
He
first married Rachel WATSON.2
Rachel died on 1 Oct 1879.
He
second married Isabel Wyckoff GREEN
on 6 Jun 1888 in Auburn, Cayuga, NY, US.
Notes for Edward S. Hoyt and
Isabel
Marriage:
HOYT-GREEN--At
No. 49 Franklin-st., Auburn, Wednesday, June 6, 1888,
by Rev. J. J. Brayton, Isabel Wyckoff Green to Edward
S. Hoyt of Sennett.
(Paper and date unknown)
Marriage:
WEDDING
IN AUBURN
A very pleasant
affair occurred at the residence of H. P. Green on Franklin street
Wednesday morning, it being the marriage of his sister Belle to Edward S.
Hoyt. The parlors were handsomely
decorated with snow balls and roses. The bride was tastefully attired in a
brown traveling suit. Immediately
after the ceremony an elegant breakfast was served. The gifts from their numerous friends were rich and
rare. Guests were present from
Norwich, New York, Pennsylvlania, and
Skaneateles--Auburn Dispatch, June 7th.
Obituary:
DIED. HOYT--In Sennett,
last evening, Edward S. Hoyt, aged 70 years.
Funeral will be held
at his late residence, Sunday, at 1 oÕclock P. M. Burial at Lake View cemetery,
Skaneateles.
43. Ezekiel Beers HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 24 Mar 1823 in Sennett,
Cayuga, NY, US.2 Ezekiel Beers died in Mottville,
Onondaga, NY, US, on 17 Nov 1895; he was 72.
Ezekiel
is #5792 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences: Sennett,
Cayuga, NY; Skaneatles, Onondaga, NY; Mottville, Onondaga, NY.
He
first married Mary DELANO daughter
of Howard Delano, 14 Oct 1852 in Mottville, Onondaga,
NY, US.2 Mary died on 11 Jan 1857/1867.2
They
had one known child:
55 i. Frank
D
He
second married Mary J WHEELER on 1
Jul 1872 in Milwaukee, WI, USA.
Notes for Ezekiel Beers Hoyt
and Mary Delano
Obituary:
EZEKIEL BEERS HOYT.
One of the best known and most highly respected
citizens of this town died at his home on Jordan-st.,
in this village, last Sunday evening, November 17, 1895. For several months he had suffered from
stomach troubles, and had steadily failed in health. The immediate cause of his death was paralysis, with which
he was stricken Sunday morning.
Ezekiel
Beers Hoyt was born in Ridgefield, Conn., March 23, 1823, but had been a
resident of this vicinity all his life, his parents locating on a farm in the
town of Sennett, on the Genesee road, about three
miles east of Auburn, when he was less than a year old, and on this farm he was
reared to manhood. He was one of a
family of thirteen children and at an early age began the struggle of life with
only strong arms, integrity and ambition as his capital. In 1840 he engaged in keeping a country
store in Mottville, conducting the same for about
three years, after which he operated a foundry and machine shop at that place
for many years with success and profit.
Just after the war, in company with the late Thomas Morton, also of Mottville, he constructed the stone woolen mills at
Skaneateles Falls, a few years thereafter disposing of his interest to his
partner.
Mr.
Hoyt was a most methodical man of business--conservative, careful and strictly
honest to the uttermost penny--and was regarded as an able financier,
accumulating by honorable business methods a large estate. His advice and counsel was of value to
all persons who sought it, and they were not few. He was a man of fine appearance and pleasant manners,
unostentatious and charitable, possessing a kindly heart. His family life was beyond reproach,
and he enjoyed providing such home comforts for his household as his tastes
required and his means allowed.
Mr.
Hoyt was first a Whig and afterwards a Republican, but never actively engaging
in politics further than to cast his vote for his convictions.
Mr.
Hoyt was first married in Mottville, October 14,
1851/1852, to Mary E. Delano, who died Jan. 11, 1867, and a second time in
Milwaukee, Wis., July 1, 1872, to Mary J. Wheeler, who survives him, together
with a son by his first wife--Frank D. Hoyt of Mottville--who
have lost a kind husband and father.
Funeral
services were held at his late residence, Wednesday, at 2 P. M., being largely
attended. Interment
in Lake View Cemetery.
44. Zalmon
HOYT
(William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 2 Sep 1824 in Sennett, Cayuga, NY, US.2
Zalmon is #5793 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences: Sennett,
Cayuga, NY; Allen, , NY.
He
married Martha PITTS.2
45. Marietta HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 4 Mar 1826 in Sennett,
Cayuga, NY, US.2 Marietta died in Penfield, Lorain, OH, US, on 27
Sep 1863; she was 37.2
Marietta
is #5794 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
She
married James PIERCE.2
46. Sarah HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 9 Apr 1828 in Sennett,
Cayuga, NY, US.2 She was never married.
Residence: Sennett,
Cayuga, NY.
47. Eliza HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 30 Oct 1832 in Sennett,
Cayuga, NY, US.2 Eliza died on 20 Apr 1850; she was 17.2,16
Buried in Auburn, Cayuga, Soule
Cemetery. 2,16
Eliza
is #5796 (p. 551) in Hoyt Genealogy.
ElizaÕs
death date in the HoytÕs Issue (Soule Cemetery) is
listed as 20 Apr., 1830 age 17y 5 mo. It should probably read 1850.16
William Hoyt, Sr (#48), Cleveland, Ohio
(Family of Nathan Gould HOYT
& Harriet HOYT)
48. William HOYT Sr
(Nathan G11, William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8,
Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5, Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1). and (Harriet10, Hannah JESSUP9,
Abigail HOYT8, John7, John6, Samuel5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 8 Jun 1834 in Addison, Steuben, NY, US.2 William died in
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 10 Sep 1900; he was 66.19 Buried in
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).19 Occupation: Brakeman, freight conductor, and
passenger conductor on the Lakeshore and Michigan Southern Railway (New York
Central Lines).19
William
is #6627 (p. 602) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
Residences: William lived at Addison, Steuben, NY;
Marcellus, Onondaga, NY; Penfield, Lorain, OH; and 403 Franklin Ave, Cuyahoga Co, OH.
Residences: Harriet lived in Gustavus,
Trumbull, OH; 403 Franklin Ave, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH.
Harriet A. (Roberts) Hoyt
He
married Harriet A ROBERTS, daughter
of Sheridan ROBERTS & Harriet A Allen, on 23 Jan 1858 in Cleveland,
Cuyahoga Co, OH, US.22,23 Born on 15 Oct
1837/1838 in Gustavus, Trumbull, OH, US.19
Harriet A died in Apr 21, 1900 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US.19
Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).19
They
had the following children:
56 i. William
Jr (1859-1933)
57 ii. Lillian
Amelia (1861-1940)
58 iii. Ida
Harriet (1865-1946)
59 iv. Harriet
(1871-1871)
60 v. Harry
(1875-1875)
Notes for William Hoyt and
Harriet
In
Cleveland, William and Harriet first lived on Water Street, later named West
9th. At the end of the street was
a lighthouse and the old Union Station where the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway was based. At a much later date
the street was raised and the buildings were covered with dirt.
At
the University of Notre Dame in Indiana there is a bell in the steeple, the
largest and most famous of the collection. More than seven feet tall and weighing nearly 16,000 pounds,
the large bell hangs a level below the carillon keyboard room. Made by Bollee
& Sons, it was shipped from France to New York City in 1867. The story goes that when the bell
arrived by train in South Bend, city fathers feared that the combined weight of
the train and bell would collapse the bridge across the Saint Joseph
River. They refused to let the
train cross with its cargo, and the bell had to be floated across the river on
a special barge pulled by oxen.
Today ÒAnthony,Ó as the bell is referred to around the Basilica, rings
solo only on Ash Wednesday and other solemn occasions. Originally the bell was rung by hand,
taking six ÒheftyÓ Notre Dame students to get it swinging. The great bell is now
rung exclusively by an exterior clapper.
William
Hoyt, as freight conductor, was in charge of this bell as it was transported on
what was then known as the Lake Shore Railway. The cost of the bell in France was $4465.20
WILLIAM
HOYT. Of the gentleman whose name
appears at the opening of this sketch, and whose portrait is shown on the
opposite page, it may be said that he is unquestionably one of the oldest
conductors now in the employ of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway
Company,--as his service with the precursors of this
road which now forms part thereof, dates back to November 1, 1855, when he
accepted a position on the Cleveland & Toledo Railroad, which now forms the
Toledo Division of this great consolidated system. Our subject was born at Addison, New York, and is a son of
Nathan G. and Harriet Hoyt.
Nathan
Hoyt was also a native of New York State, and at Marcellus, New York, he
resided for a period of eighteen years; he then came west to Lorain county,
Ohio (in 1852), and settled at Penfield, where he spent his remaining
days. His trade was that of a
cabinet maker, at which he was quite successful. William HoytÕs mother was a native of the state of
Connecticut, and her union with Mr. Hoyt resulted in the birth of six children,
namely: William; Norton, who resides in Norwalk, Ohio; Hannah J., who is the
wife of James Penfield; Mary, who is the wife of T. B. Prentice, of Boston,
Massachusetts; S. T., who has been a conductor on the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway and its predecessor, for the past thirty-five years, and
resides at Elyria, Ohio; and Henry, who lives in the state of Colorado.
William
Hoyt left home November 1, 1855, and, at Grafton, Ohio, he commenced working as
a brakeman on the C. & T. R. R.; this position he held for about fifteen
months, when he was advanced to a local freight run. Five years later he was again advanced, this time, to a
through freight run, and for the next five years he made his usual freight run
and occasionally took out a passenger.
His next promotion was to be a regular passenger conductor, in 1862,* and since that time he has been running over the Toledo
Division in one of the fast passenger trains.
The
subject of this sketch was married, in 1857, to Harriet Roberts, of Warren,
Ohio, and three children have been born to them: William; Lillian; and Ida. William, a baggageman on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern Railway, married Mary White, and has one child,--Ethel. Our
subject is a prominent member of the F. & A. M., Cleveland Lodge No. 15. Though Mr. Hoyt has attained an
advanced age, he is, nevertheless, well preserved, and has the activity of men
many years his juniors. His long
service as a passenger conductor, and his jovial disposition, have made him a
favorite with those who ride on his train over the Toledo Division and he is
very popular among his fellow railroad men, as he is, also, with the officials
of the road.
Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railway System and Representative Employees
Biographical
Publishing Company, Buffalo, N. Y., Chicago, ILL, 1900 pp 315-316
*If
you add up the times mentioned in this paragraph, 1862 should probably be 1867.
HARD
WORK.
Conductors
on the different roads __?__-ing
in Toledo, have considerable hard work attending to the care and comfort of
their passengers at the present time.
Last evening conductor William Hoyt brought in on his train fourteen
coaches from Toledo, so completely packed with passengers that it was next to
impossible to pass through the car.
He is entitled to the thanks of the passengers for his politeness and
courtesy.
(paper and date not known)
William
Hoyt of Cleveland, Ohio, has been the guest of relatives in Sennett
the past week. He spent his
boyhood days in Marcellus, but for forty-five years past has been in the
service of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad serving forty-one
years as conductor, and is still in active service.
(paper and date not known)
In
1879 William Hoyt was part of the crowd of 300 people who stood shivering on
Public Square in downtown Cleveland.
Charles F. Brush, local inventor of the old arc light, hung 12 lights on
poles 150 feet above the square known as monument Park. The lights were a
little bigger than a bowling ball.
In 1879 horses reared, people cheered, and a cannon roared when the
bright lights went on. It
was six months before EdisonÕs electric light.21
(paper and date not known)
Obituary:
HAS
TAKEN HIS LAST TRAIN OUT
Death
of William Hoyt , A Well-Known Conductor
For
48 Years He Was A Faithful and Respected Employe
of
the Lake Shore Railroad
William
Hoyt, of No. 403 Franklin Avene, one of the oldest
conductors of the Lake Shore Railway Company, and an old resident of the city,
died yesterday morning. He was a
passenger conductor on the Toledo division and worked in that capacity up to
last Tuesday. He felt ill and on
Saturday he was compelled to seek his bed. The cause of his demise was BrightÕs
disease.
William
Hoyt was born June 8, 1834, at Addison, N. Y. In 1855 he procured a position on the Lake Shore Railway
between Cleveland and Toledo, as a brakeman, and later he became a passenger
train conductor. He married Miss
Harriet Roberts, of Warren, O, in 1857, and five children were born to them, of
whom William, Jr., Lillian A., and Ida H. Hoyt are living. His wife died some time ago.
Mr.
Hoyt was a member of the Free and Accepted Masons, Cleveland Lodge, No.
15. He was well liked by his
fellow employes and was a faithful worker. The funeral will be held at 2 oÕclock
Wednesday afternoon from his late residence. Rev. W. W. Sniff, of the Franklin Circle Disciple Church
will conduct the services--Cleveland (O) Leader September 11th.
Deceased
spent most of his boyhood days in Marcellus, where his father, Gould Hoyt, was
a cabinet maker and undertaker. The family moved to Ohio in 1854. William Hoyt was a nephew of the late
E. B. Hoyt of Skaneateles.
(Paper and date not known)
Obituary:
FUNERAL OF WILLIAM HOYT.
William
Hoyt, the oldest conductor on the Cleveland division of the Lake Shore
Railroad, both in age and in years of service, was buried yesterday from his
late residence, No. 403 Franklin Avenue.
Rev. W. W. Sniff conducted the funeral and paid a high tribute to the
life of Mr. Hoyt. J. W. Sylvester,
Edward Page, Charles A. Ely, B. Arnold, Lewis Merrick, and H. D. Knapp were the
pall bearers.
Among the handsome floral tributes was a passenger coach made of white
carnations, sent by the Lake Shore Railroad Company. Paper
and date not known)
Mary (White) Hoyt, William Hoyt Jr, Flora Penfield (back row),
William Hoyt Sr, Hannah Jane (Jennie) (Hoyt) Penfield, Alta Penfield Lord (middle row),
Ethel Hoyt, Gertrude Penfield (front row)
49. Hannah Jane HOYT (Nathan G11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). and (Harriet10,
Hannah JESSUP9, Abigail HOYT8, John7, John6,
Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 19 Dec 1835 in Marcellus, Onondaga, NY, US.2,24 Hannah Jane died in , Lorain, OH, US, on 13 Jul
1910; she was 74.24 Buried in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US (Greenwood Cem).24
Hannah
Jane is #6628 (p. 602) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: Marcellus, Onondaga, NY; Penfield,
Lorain, OH; Wellington, Lorain, OH; Elyria, Lorain, OH.
She
married James Penfield, son of Amzi Penfield, on 22 Mar 1860 in Lorain Co, OH.2
Born on 17 Sep 1831 in Penfield, Lorain, OH, US. James died on 8 Jan 1894; he
was 62.
They
had the following children:
61 i. Flora
Elizabeth (1861-1934)
62 ii. Mary
Alta (1865-1933)
63 iii. Gertrude
B (1867-1956)
In
the 1900 and 1910 Census the family lived at 315 7th Street, Elyria, OH.
Obituary:
Died. The death of Mrs. Jennie Penfield
occurred at her home on West Seventh Street Wednesday morning, July 13th. The deceased was in her seventy-fifty
year and is survived by three daughters, Miss Flora Penfield, Mrs. Alta M.
Lord, and Mrs. H. L. Hall. She was
a member of the First Congregational church and had lived in this city for
thirty years. The funeral services
will be held from the home of Mrs. Lord on Middle Avenue, Friday afternoon at
two oÕclock.Ó
Elyria Democract
July 14, 1910
Norton Gould Hoyt (#50)
50. Norton Gould HOYT (Nathan G11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). and (Harriet10,
Hannah JESSUP9, Abigail HOYT8, John7, John6,
Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 13 Oct 1837 in Marcellus, Onondaga, NY, US.25,2 Norton Gould died in Wellington, Lorain, OH, US, on
20 Jun 1923; he was 85.25,26,27 Buried in Wellington, Lorain, OH, US
(Greenwood Cem).25 Education: Oberlin
College. (enrolled
1856-1857 prep).28
Norton
is #6629 (p. 602) in the Hoyt genealogy.
Residences: Marcellus, Onondaga, NY; Penfield,
Lorain, OH; Wellington, Lorain, OH; At 101 Cline St.,
Norwalk, Huron, OH.
Hannah (Peters) Hoyt
He
first married Hannah PETERS on 3 Nov
1863 in Lorain, OH, US.2 Born on 15 May 1840 in Harpersfield, , NY, US. Hannah died in Norwalk, Huron, OH, US, on 11 Jul
1901; she was 61. Buried in Wellington, Lorain, OH, US (Greenwood Cem).
He
second married Louisa Josephine WINCHELL.
Born in @ 1852 in , , , NY.
No
children by either wife.
Notes for Norton Gould Hoyt
& Hannah
AN INCIDENT OF WAR
In
the fall of 1862 there had been great suffering and death among the volunteers
in ___ndartÕs Battery, 1st O.V.I. in which were many
Penfield boys but not one thing of the comfortable delicacies constantly being
sent by the tireless auxiliary of the SoldiersÕ Aid Society had ever reached
camp or cot of her own boys. Samuel
Knapp, (familiarly known as ÒCommissioner KnappÓ and ÒSquire KnappÓ) staunch
patriot and veteran of the War of 1812, volunteered to go through the lines to
Nashville and take along supplies needed and personally deliver them. Levi Smith had lost a son in the
hospital there about whom only meager accounts had been obtained, and he also
went.
A
few days after Mr. KnappÕs return serious illness developed, and Hannah Peters
in neighborly kindness went in to assist these friends of her father and
mother. This is not hearsay or
tradition, for the writer was one of that anxious group,
who awaited the verdict of the doctors, Johns and Campbell, as to what ailed
Ògrandfather,Ó who was growing delirious, and with the morning they had a
clearly developed case of smallpox.
Elisha Sheldon and W. L. Hayes, who had
watched with the sick man had varioloid,
and the youngest son of each took the disease from them, and the anxiety and
monotony of that two months quarantine is yet in the remembrance of those who
shared it. Mrs. Knapp came down
with smallpox. Edwin P. Hayes and
wife, Cara Hayes, a few months married, closed their home and with the help of
one immune nursed both Mr. and Mrs. Knapp through the long weeks of illness,
severe as could be and not be fatal, without taking the disease.
Young
Mrs. Vanvalkenburg, also a bride of a few months, and
who was one of those to proffer help and sympathy was hurried away to
Litchfield, but already had caught the infection, and a little later died and
there was a midnight burial.
Mr Knapp survived his wife, who lived ten years but never
stood or walked again; and Hannah Peters,
who had varioloid, was transformed from an unusually
healthy, blooming girl to one who, although she resisted invalidism, was the
victim of almost every form of suffering, dating from the disease which
blighted her whole after life, culminating in blindness before her death. The indirect sacrifices made during
periods of war and not taken into account, if those were also rewarded, no
country could pay its war debt or keep up its pension roll. There are graves of
women who periled their lives in the cause of liberty to whom the tribute of a
flag or flower on Memorial day would not be inappropriate; and few soldiers
paid more dearly for patriotic service than Sarah Hayes Knapp the generous,
active, skillful woman who could never use hand or feet again, and Hannah Peters Hoyt who gave her youth
and strength, practically laid down her life that she might help others. M.H.H.
The Wellington Enterprise,
Wellington, OH
July 17, 1901
Obituary
DEATH OF MRS. NORTON G. HOYT
Hannah,
only sister of David J. Peters, and wife of N. G. Hoyt, died at her home in
Norwalk, July 11th, 1901.
She
was the daughter of Richard and Stattra Peters and
was born in Harpersfield, N. Y., sixty-one years ago
on the 15th of May; came with her parents to Penfield, O., in 1852 where she
lived until her marriage, Nov. 3, 1863.
Until their removal to Norwalk in the fall of 1897 nearly all their
married life was spent in Wellington, where according to her wishes her body
was laid to rest. Rev. E. T.
Hagerman, who had known them in...her
in sickness, conducted funeral services at the home in Norwalk and Rev. R. L.
Waggoner officiated at the burial.
After nearly thirty-nine years of invalidism and in the last ten weeks
almost unparalleled suffering the release of the spirit was to her joyfully
anticipated and infinite gain, encouragement. Courageous, faithful, patient, considerate of others and
efficient, she was always planning for those about her, pleasures and enjoyment
in which by reason of her feebleness she could not share. She was the object of her husbandÕs
devoted attention, solitude and sympathy.
The manner of her loss of health is referred to elsewhere in his paper. At intervals she grew stronger, and her
most active participation in church relations was perhaps during the pastorate
of W. C. Dawson, when with her husband she united with the church, and
frequently in the...testimony to the faith which was with her a vital
experience and abiding comfort.
Wellington Enterprise July 17, 1901
Obituary:
DEATH OF MRS. N. G. HOYT
Mrs.
N. G. Hoyt, of Cline street, wife of Norton G. Hoyt,
who moved here from Wellington about three years ago, died this Thursday,
morning at eleven oÕclock after a long illness. She is survived by the husband who mourns the loss of a
devoted wife, and by a brother, D. J. Peters, of Wellington.
The
burial will be at her old home, Wellington.
The
funeral will be held here on Saturday, July 13th, at ten oÕclock a.m, services to be conducted by Rev. Dr. E. T. Hagerman.
July 11, 1901 Norwalk
Obituary
NORTON
HOYT SUCCUMBED WEDNESDAY
Mr.
Norton G. Hoyt, aged 86 years, a resident of this place for many years, and
well and favorably known here, passed away at the residence on Park street at 4 oÕclock this afternoon with interment in
Greenwood cemetery.
Mr.
Hoyt, who has spent the winters in Florida for many years, returned this spring
feeling as well as usual, but suffered from a gradual breaking down of health
incident to a man of his age, and suffering no pain, grew weaker and weaker
until the end.
Mr.
Hoyt was an active business man during the earlier
years of life. In partnership with
the late Mr. David Peters he built the block now owned by The Wellington
Telephone Co. on East Main street, and was identified
with other business ventures.
Mr.
Hoyt was a fine christian
citizen and always young in spirit, and progressive in thought.
Wellington
Enterprise
Mary Esther (Hoyt) Prentice (#51)
51. Mary Esther HOYT (Nathan G11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). and (Harriet10,
Hannah JESSUP9, Abigail HOYT8, John7, John6,
Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 4 Apr 1840 in Marcellus, Onondaga, NY, US.2
Mary
is #6630 (p. 602) in the Hoyt Genealogy.2
Residences: Marcellus, Onondaga, NY; Penfield,
Lorain, OH; Marion, Marion, OH; Somerville, Middlesex, MA; East Norriton Tp, Montgomery Co, PA.
Theron B. Prentice
She
married Theron Butler PRENTICE, son of Rev. John
Homer PRENTICE & Eliza Butler, on 4 Nov 1863 in, Lorain, OH, US.2,29 Born on 10 Dec 1837 in Joliet, Will, IL, US.29
Occupation: Photographer & Musician.
They
had the following children:
64 i. Virgil
Hoyt (1864-)
65 ii. John
Homer (1870-)
Samuel T. Hoyt (#52)
52. Samuel Tompkins HOYT (Nathan G11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). and (Harriet10,
Hannah JESSUP9, Abigail HOYT8, John7, John6,
Samuel5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 18 Jul 1842 in Marcellus, Onondaga, OH, US.2
Samuel Tompkins died in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US, on 15 Aug 1896; he was 54.
Buried in Elyria, Lorain, OH, US. Occupation: Conductor on the Lakeshore &
Michigan Southern Railway (New York Central) The N Y Central RR brought the
railroad to Wellington in 185_.
Samuel
is #6631 (p. 602) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
He
first married Libbie A HUES on 22 Dec 1870 in Cleveland,
Cuyahoga Co, OH. Born abt 1846. Libbie
A died on 28 Aug 1877 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US. Buried in Cleveland,
Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cemetery).
They
had one child:
66 i. Elizabeth
Pearl (1873-)
He
second married Helen L (Nellie) BAKER
on 19 Oct 1880. Born in Apr 1848 in , , , OH.30
They
had one child:
67 i. Alma
S (1883-)
Notes for Samuel T. Hoyt
Obituary:
Samuel
Tompkins Hoyt was born in Marcellus, N. Y., July 18th,
1842; died in Elyria, August 15th, 1896, aged fifty-four years twenty-seven
days. He served his country in the
days of its peril. In fact, in the
hardships and exposures of those far off days was laid the foundation of that
sickness which after a protracted and most painful illness finally terminated
his earthly career.
After
the perils of the camp and of soldier life in defense of his country, he chose
as his work that one of the most responsible and dangerous vocations known to
our busy life, that of the railroad service. The average age of those in the capacity in which he served
is about a dozen years, yet he had been in this service for thirty years. Special temptations as well as special
perils come to the railroad man, but through all of these Samuel Tompkins Hoyt
came with an untarnished character.
He enjoyed the confidence of his employers and the love and esteem of
companions and fellows in service.
And
would you know how this man, your friend and comrade, died? He died in faith. The atmosphere of his sick chamber was
the atmosphere of prayer and of communion with God. He talked with God as a friend talks with friend. Death had no terrors to him. In the love and faith of Jesus Christ
he had conquered death. Through all of the dangers and perils
which this life has passed our brother was at last permitted in his own
home, surrounded by his loved ones, to lie down in the tender foldings of divine love and human love, and be gathered to
his fathers. It remained for us to
tenderly bear his wasted body away to its last resting place, which was done on
Monday.
At
the last sad rites a large number of relatives and friends gathered to bid a
final adieu, rev. D D. DeLong
officiating.
Mr.
HoytÕs many yearsÕ residence in Elyria makes this loss as a citizen only harder
to bear. He died respected by all
and without an enemy.
The
following gentlemen in the employ of the Lake Shore Company were in attendance
at the funeral: F. A. Wyman,
auditor passenger receipts; M. E. Tully, auditor freight receipts; B. L.
Reynolds, chief dispatcher; J. W. Gault, Charles
Goodwin, chief clerk division superintendent; also conductors L. Styles, E. D.
Page, Wm. Muchler, J. V. Lutts,
Harry Knapp, train master G. W. Johnson, general yard master, Sam Davis, W. H.
Button, gateman, and Messrs. Frank Crandall, G. W. Curtice,
F. R Hoyt, A Sawyer.
(Paper
and date not known)
Obituary:
Mr.
Samuel T. Hoyt, the highly respected L. S. & M. S. passenger conductor,
residing on East avenue, succumbed to heart disease, from which he has been for
several weeks confined to the house, at an early hour Saturday morning. He was buried from the house Monday
afternoon. Deceased leaves a wife
and two daughters, Misses Alma and Pearl.
In the home and in the doing of his daily duties Mr. Hoyt was an
upright, open-hearted man, and his loss will be deeply
felt by the community.
(Paper
and date not known)
Henry Sanford Hoyt (#53)
53. Henry Sanford HOYT (Nathan G11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). and (Harriet10,
Hannah JESSUP9, Abigail HOYT8, John7, John6,
Samuel2,31 Henry Sanford died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, US,
on 13 Jan 1908; he was 63.31,32 Buried in , , CA, USA. (Mountain View
Crematory).
Henry
is #6632 (p. 602) in the Hoyt Genealogy.
He
married Mary S BASSETT, daughter of
Corydon BASSETT & Caroline HERRICK, on 22 Dec 1870 in Lorain Co, OH. Born
on 11 Apr 1850 in Oberlin, Lorain Co, OH, US.33 Mary S died in, Los
Angeles, CA, US, on 13 Dec 1925; she was 75.33 Buried in , , CA, US (Mountain View Crematory).33
Morty (#70) and Carrie (#69?) Hoyt
They
had the following known children:
(As listed in Henry Holt's will)
68 i. Marian (about 1872-)
69 ii. Caroline (Carrie) P
(about 1878-)
70 iii. Corydon
(Charles) Mortimer (about1880-)
Notes for Henry S. Hoyt
Obituary:
AN OLD RAILROAD MAN.
Henry Hoyt, a railroad man since December, 1862, whose headquarters are
now in Denison, Texas, called on old friends in Wellington this week Mr. Hoyt
married his wife, Miss Mary Bassett here, and his family are at Palm Beach,
Cal., where he spends his summers.
His brother, Wm. Hoyt, his oldest brother, has been forty-five years on
the L.S. & M. S. railroad, and another brother, who died two or three years
ago, was twenty-eight or thirty years on the same road.
From
the Wellington Observer
Twelfth Generation
--------------------------------------------------
(Family of Sanford P HOYT
& Ann Eliza HOWE)
54. Chauncey E. HOYT (Sanford P11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 6 May 1850.2
Chauncey E. died on 7 Mar 1888 in Sennett, Cayuga, NY, US.
Obituary:
HOYT--In Sennett, Wednesday, March 7, 1888, Chauncey E., son of
Sanford P. Hoyt, in the 38th year of his age.
Funeral
at his late residence, Saturday, at 2 P. M.
(Family of Ezekiel Beers HOYT
& Mary DELANO)
55. Frank D HOYT (Ezekiel Beers11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1).
He
married Carrie A. BROWN on 30 Aug
18_2 in Little Falls, , NY, US.
Notes for Frank D Hoyt
&
Carrie
Marriage:
HOYT-BROWN--At
Little Falls, N. Y. Wednesday, August 30 18_2 by Rev. A. J. Arnold, Miss Carrie
A. Brown of BrockettÕs Bridge, N. Y., to Frank D. Hoyt of Mottville,
N. Y.
William Hoyt, Jr (#56)
(Family of William HOYT Sr & Harriet A. ROBERTS)
56. William HOYT Jr
(William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 28 Jun 1859 in Cleveland,
Cuyahoga, OH, US.22,34 William died in
Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 26 Dec 1933; he was 74.22,34
Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).34
Occupation: Brakeman on the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railway (New
York Central).19
Residences
for William: Water Street and
Franklin Ave., Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
Residences
for Mary: Ohltown
Trumbull, OH; Wakeman, Huron, OH.
Residences
for William and Mary: 56 Scott
Street, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH; 21926 Boston Road, Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH.
Mary (White) Hoyt, Strongsville, Ohio
He
married Mary Irene WHITE, daughter
of Lemuel WHITE & Nancy Jane HURD, on 3 Mar 1887
in Norwalk, Huron, OH, USA.22,35,36 Born on
25 Aug 1866 in Ohltown, Trumbull, OH, US.22,37,38
Mary Irene died in Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 29 Jun 1923; she was 56.38,39
Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).38,39
They
had one child:
71 i. Ethelyn Rhea (1891-1976)
Notes for William & Mary
In
the spring of 1904 William and Mary bought the farm in Strongsville so that
MaryÕs parents, Lemuel and Nancy Jane White, could
live with them and run the farm. Lemuel died 17 December 1904. William and Mary lived in the same house the rest of their
lives.
William
was a baggagemaster and a brakeman for the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway, New York Central Lines. After moving to Strongsville he was
able to walk a half mile and take the Interurban to
downtown Cleveland to ÒcatchÓ his train.
He worked for the railroad from June 5, 1880 to July 31 1928--a total of
48 years and 2 months.
57. Lillian Amelia HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 10 Jan 1861 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22
Lillian Amelia died in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH, US, on 8 Dec 1940; she was 79.26
Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).
She
never married.
Ida Hoyt (#58) at 5510 Franklin Avenue, Cleveland. Ohio
58. Ida Harriet HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 31 Oct 1865 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22
Ida Harriet died in Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH, US, on 14 Nov 1946; she was 81.40
Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).40
She
never married.
59. Harriet HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 14 Oct 1871 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22
Harriet died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 14 Dec 1871; she was 2 months
old.22 Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).
Originally buried in Monroe Street Cemetery in Cleveland and then
removed to Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland.
60. Harry HOYT (William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 17 May 1875 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22
Harry died in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 22 May 1875; he was 5 days old.22
Buried in Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH, US (Riverside Cem).
Originally buried in Monroe Street Cemetery in Cleveland and then
removed to Riverside Cemetery in Cleveland.
Flora Penfield (#61)
(Family of Hannah Jane HOYT
& James PENFIELD)
61. Flora Elizabeth PENFIELD (Hannah Jane11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 7 Feb 1861 in Wellington,
Lorain, OH, US. Flora Elizabeth died on 25 Jan 1934; she was 72.
She
never married.
62. Mary Alta PENFIELD (Hannah Jane11, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 13 Dec 1865 in Wellington, Lorain, OH, US. Mary Alta died in Elyria,
Lorain, OH, US, on 26 Mar 1933; she was 67.
She
married Charles Carroll LORD, son of
Philander LORD & Sarah ANTHONY, on 10 Jun 1885 in Elyria, Lorain Co, OH.
Born on 17 Dec 1861 in Darlington, Lafayette, WI, US. Charles Carroll died in
Sep 1956. Occupation: Newspaper editor and reporter. Justice of the Peace.
They
had the following children:
(All probably died without issue.)
72 i. Clara
73 ii. Walter
74 iii. Ralph
(-~1949)
Gertrude Penfield (#63)
63. Gertrude B PENFIELD (Hannah Jane11, William10,
Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6,
Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2,
Walter1). Born on 3 Feb 1867. Gertrude B died in Lake Bluff, Lake,
IL, US, on 6 Oct 1956; she was 89.
She
married Horatio L HALL on 24 Dec
1890.
They had 1 dau. Pauline b 1891, d NYC 2 July 1963; md _____ MAGEE; 1 dau. Gertrude L. MAGEE (probably unmarried).
(Family of Mary Esther HOYT
& Theron Butler PRENTICE)
64. Virgil HOYT PRENTICE (Mary Esther11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 10 Aug 1864 in OH, US.
He married Bertha C. ______.
They had at least 2 children: Homer b @ 1904 and Mary Esther b @ 1911.
65. John Homer PRENTICE
(Mary
Esther11, William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8,
Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5, Simon4,
Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 27 Dec
1870 in OH, US.
Probably never married.
(Family of Samuel Tompkins
HOYT & Libbie A HUES)
66. Elizabeth Pearl HOYT (Samuel Tompkins11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born in Oct 1873 in , , OH, US.41
She
married John B FULLER
16 June 1897 (Wedding announcement).
(Family of Samuel Tompkins
HOYT & Helen L [Nellie] BAKER)
67. Alma S HOYT (Samuel Tompkins11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born on 21 May 1883 in OH, US.30
She
probably never married
(Family of Henry Sanford HOYT
& Mary S BASSETT)
68. May or Marian HOYT (Henry Sanford11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born about 1872.
She
married William H SCHILLING on 10
May 1893 in Topeka, KS.
(Wedding announcement).
They had five children listed in the 1910 census: Henry J b @ 1896, William P b @ 1898, Louisa P b @ 1900, Katherine A b @ 1902, Theodore A b @ 1905, and Barbara E b @ 1907.
69. Olive HOYT (Henry Sanford11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1). Born about 1878.
She
married C C
GLASS.
70. Corydon (Charles) Mortimer HOYT (Henry Sanford10, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born about 1880.
He was callied Morite in a letter written by his father in 1898. Later he went by the name of Charles M. Hoyt .
He
married Mabelle C GLASS about 1909. Born about 1887 in , , , CA.
In the 1930 census they had 4 children. There may have been more born later. Alice H b @ 1911, Mortimer Jr b @ 1913, Robert H b @ 1914, Marshall H b @ 1919, and Peggy Ann b @ 1921.
Thirteenth Generation
--------------------------------------------------
Ethel (Hoyt) Howard (#71)
(Family of William HOYT Jr & Mary Irene WHITE)
71. Ethelyn
Rhea HOYT
(William11,William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 15 Oct 1891 in Wakeman, Huron, OH, US.22,42 Ethelyn Rhea died in
Middleburgh Hts, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 19 Jul 1976;
she was 84.22,42 Buried in Columbia Tp,
Lorain, OH, US (Columbia Cem).42
Education: Kentucky School in Cleveland, OH (grades 1-7). Beebetown one-room school (grade 8). Berea High School (1 year).
She
married Dewitt Almon
HOWARD, son of George Manley HOWARD & Clarissa Stella PEACHEY, on 18
Feb 1914 in Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22,43
Born on 20 Aug 1885 in Hartland, Huron, OH, US.22,44,45 Dewitt Almon died in Berea, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 19 Mar 1957; he
was 71.22,44 Buried in Columbia Tp,
Lorain, OH, US (Columbia Cem).46
Occupation: Carpenter. Education: 8th grade -- one room school in Columbia Tp, OH. (sw
corner of Boone and Emmons roads).
They
had the following children:
75 i. Mary
(1915-1915)
76 ii. Maxine
Jane (1918-1983)
77 iii. Arlene
Wanda (1922-1997)
Notes for Ethelyn
Hoyt & Dewitt Howard
Ethelyn spent the first 12 years of her life on the West
Side of Cleveland at 57 Scott Street.
She attended Kentucky School.
When they moved to Strongsville in 1904 it was hard for her to get used
to the one-room school house she attended in Beebetown. She
was not used to the noise and confusion of all the grades together. After 8th grade she attended one year
of high school in Berea, OH. When
they moved to Strongsville in 1904, she helped her father plant an apple
orchard on the west side of their land.
They also had a few peach, pear, and plum trees. She told me about Grandad
taking potatoes into Cleveland and selling them in the neighborhoods. She would take apples along and give to
the children.
After
she married Dewitt Howard they continued to live with her parents. They both lived in the house the rest
of their lives.
In
the 1930s and again in the late 1940s they vacationed in Michigan, near
Mesick. In 1936 they went to
Niagara Falls and Canada with their new 1936 Dodge. In 1941 they drove to Florida. The above was told to me by my grandmother. (Louise Varisco)
(Family of Mary Alta PENFIELD
& Charles Carroll LORD)
72. Clara LORD (Mary Alta PENFIELD12,
Hannah Jane HOYT11, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
73. Walter LORD (Mary Alta PENFIELD12, Hannah Jane HOYT11,
William10, Samuel R9, Benjamin8, Benjamin7,
David6, Nicholas5, Simon4, Michael3,
Thomas2, Walter1).
74. Ralph LORD (Mary Alta PENFIELD12,
Hannah Jane HOYT11, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Ralph died about 1949.
14th Generation
--------------------------------------------------
(Family of Ethelyn Rhea HOYT & Dewitt Almon
HOWARD)
75. Mary HOWARD (Ethelyn
Rhea12, William11, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 7 May 1915 in Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22 Mary died in
Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 7 May 1915.22 Buried in Liverpool
Tp, Medina, OH, US (Beebetown
Cem).
76. Maxine Jane HOWARD (Ethelyn
Rhea12, William11, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 6 Mar 1918 in Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22 Maxine Jane
died in Medina, Medina, OH, US, on 2 Jun 1983; she was 65. Buried in Columbia Tp, Lorain, OH, US (Columbia Cem).
Education: Strongsville High School, Strongsville, OH. and
Dyke Business College, Cleveland, OH. Religion: Medina United Methodist Church.
Known
residences of Maxine: Childhood in
Strongsville. Married
life in Ravenna, and Medina, OH.
She
married Everett Ernest WISE Sr, son of Albert WISE & Martha HASEL, on 12 Aug
1940 in , , PA, US.22 Born on 13 Nov 1913
in Liverpool Tp, Medina, OH, US. Everett Ernest died
in Medina, Medina, OH, US, on 14 Jan 1978; he was 64. Buried in Columbia Tp, Lorain, OH, US (Columbia Cem).
Occupation: Machine Operator for Permold in Medina,
OH. Education: Medina High School, Medina, OH. Religion: Medina United Methodist
Church.
They
had one child:
78 i. Everett
Ernest Jr
Notes for Maxine (Howard)
Wise
Maxine
worked at the A. D. Fraisier Co. in the Guardian
Building on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland before she married (she would spend the
winter with Aunt Lill and Uncle Ed King in
Cleveland). When she married they
lived in Ravenna for awhile and she continued to work
there and travel back and forth by train. After they moved to Medina she worked for The General
Telephone Company as Head Cashier.
She retired after 33 years of service.
77. Arlene Wanda HOWARD (Ethelyn
Rhea12, William11, William10, Samuel R9,
Benjamin8, Benjamin7, David6, Nicholas5,
Simon4, Michael3, Thomas2, Walter1).
Born on 28 Feb 1922 in Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US.22,47
Arlene Wanda died in Middleburg Hts, Cuyahoga, OH,
US, on 21 Sep 1997; she was 75.47 Buried on 27 Sep 1997 in Liverpool
Tp, Lorain, OH, US (Beebetown
Cem).47 Occupation: Housewife. Education:
Strongsville High School. Religion: Baptist.
She
married Martin Marion VARISCO Jr, son of Mariano (name changed to Martin when he
moved to Ohio) VARISCO & Violet Viva HUTCHINS, on 10 Aug 1940 in Norwalk,
Huron, OH, US.22,48 Born on 7 Aug 1917 in
York Tp, Medina, OH, US. Martin Marion died in
Strongsville, Cuyahoga, OH, US, on 6 Jan 2007; he was 89. Buried on 13 Jan 2007
in Liverpool Tp., Lorain, OH, US (Beebetown
Cem). Occupation: Machinist in woodworking department
at A. I. Root Company in Medina. Machinist and Foreman at Cowles Tool Co. in Cleveland, OH. Retired April 1, 1980. Education:
Medina High School. 1 year at
Baptist Bible Institute in Cleveland, OH. Religion: Baptist.
They
had the following children:
79 i. Louise
Maxine
80 ii. Daniel
Martin
Notes for Martin and Arlene
(Howard) Varisco
Martin
and Arlene were members of the Beebetown Baptist
Church most of their lives. Martin
taught an adult Sunday School class for 45 years.
Martin
enjoyed collecting and playing the old Edison phonographs with the cylinder
records. When he found one that
didnÕt work he fixed it. He liked
woodworking. During W W II there were no toys in the stores. He made wooden toys and sold them to
Sears & Roebuck at Lorain and 117th streets in Cleveland, OH. He was also good at repairing broken
furniture and making all kinds of things out of wood.
Arlene
had a yard full of flowers which she enjoyed tending. She also enjoyed fixing up the antique furniture from her
grandparents and using them in her home.
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