James Hoyt

Brief Life History of James

When James Hoyt was born on 25 November 1785, in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Jedediah Hoyt, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Elliot, was 24. He married Rachel Morse on 28 November 1805, in Boscawen, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 28 May 1853, in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Nephi City Cemetery, Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Hoyt
1785–1853
Beulah Sabin
1786–1859
Marriage: 1807
Pauline Hoyt
1808–1881
Hyrum Hoyt
1812–1882
Henry Pike Hoyt
1815–1847
Timothy Sabin Hoyt
1818–1879
Homer Collins Hoyt
1820–1899
Mary Hoyt
1822–1843
Lucy Hoyt
1824–1907
Angeline Hoyt
1826–1849
Israel Hoyt
1828–1883
Harriet Sophia Hoyt
1830–1889

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  • James Hoyt, "United States Census, 1830"
  • James Hoit, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • James Hoit, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"

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World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1798

Historical Boundaries 1798: Oneida, New York, United States

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

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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Beulah Sabin Hoyt

Beulah Sabin was born 11 June 1786 daughter of Israel and Beulah Sabin in Uxbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts according to the Uxbridge Vital Records, but in Richmond, Cheshire, New Hampshire accordin …

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