Harvey W Hoyt

Brief Life History of Harvey W

When Harvey W Hoyt was born on 27 December 1812, in Pompey, Onondaga, New York, United States, his father, Noah Hoyt Jr, was 26 and his mother, Sally Ann Brooks, was 23. He married Emily Morse in 1840, in LaFayette, Onondaga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Township of Spalding, Menominee, Michigan, United States in 1880. He died on 30 March 1892, in Spalding, Menominee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Spalding, Menominee, Michigan, United States.

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Family Time Line

Harvey W Hoyt
1812–1892
Emily Morse
1817–1864
Marriage: 1840
Juliette Hoyt
1840–1921
Frank Alexander Hoyt
1843–1915
Ellen Amelia Hoyt
1845–1930
Catherine J Hoyt
1846–1910
Mary A Hoyt
1853–1888
Harriet "Hattie" Hoyt
1853–1929
Wellington Hoyt
1854–
Orlando Wellington Hoyt
1858–
Lucy Jeanette Hoyt
1858–1933
Emma Hoyt
1861–
Emily Hoyt
1862–1875

Sources (14)

  • Harvey Hoyt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Harvey W Hoyt - Published information: birth-name: Harvey W Hoyt
  • Harvey Hoyt, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"

World Events (8)

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. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from Middle English hoit ‘long stick’.

Altered form of Haught , a surname of German origin.

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

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