Joshua Lovett

Brief Life History of Joshua

When Joshua Lovett was born on 6 May 1795, in Effingham, Georgia, United States, his father, David N. Lovett Sr., was 45 and his mother, Esther Johnson, was 38. He married Ann Elizabeth Keebler on 13 December 1831, in Effingham, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lowndes, Georgia, United States in 1850. He died in 1865, in Brooks, Georgia, United States, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

Joshua Lovett
1795–1865
Ann Elizabeth Keebler
1799–1862
Marriage: 13 December 1831
Merzell E. Lovett
1835–1909
Robert Lovette
1840–
Isabella Lovett
1845–
Joshua Levett
1846–
Mary Angelina Lovett
1848–
Isaline Lovett
1851–

Sources (7)

  • Joshua Lovett, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Joshua Lovett, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • "Pioneers of Wiregrass Georgia"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery

Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English:

from Anglo-Norman French louet ‘wolf-cub’, a diminutive of lou ‘wolf’. The nickname may also have been used as a personal name. Compare Love , Lovell , Low .

from the Middle English female personal name Luvot or Lovet, pet forms of Love .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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