When Frances Converse Hewitt was born on 27 October 1841, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Simon Cummings Hewitt, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Cogswell Converse, was 35. She married Leverett Nelson Jarvis on 21 July 1874, in Brattleboro, Windham, Vermont, United States. She lived in Roxbury, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1850 and New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1860. She died on 24 December 1916, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in New York City, New York, United States.
Do you know Frances Converse? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Abraham Lincoln was Elected President of the United States in November of 1860
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
English:
from the Middle English personal name Hewet, Huet, Hughet, Howet, pet forms of Hugh (Middle English Hewe, Hue; see Hugh and compare Hew ). The spelling Hughet stood for both Huet and the synonymous Huget; see Huggett . This surname has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.
habitational name from Hewitts in Chelsfield or Hewitts in Willesborough (both Kent), both named from Old English hīewett ‘cutting’, denoting a place where trees had been cut down. Here there lived families called de la Hewatte (1270), de la hewett (1301), and atte Hewete (1338). The name may also be topographic for someone who lived in a newly made clearing in a wood.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.