Clara Hoyt

Brief Life History of Clara

When Clara Hoyt was born on 16 May 1819, in Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States, her father, John Hubbard Hoyt, was 43 and her mother, Abigail Howes, was 42. She died on 3 March 1902, in Rome, Kennebec, Maine, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Belgrade, Kennebec, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Hubbard Hoyt
1775–1847
Abigail Howes
1777–1833
Hulda Hoyt
1804–1893
John Adams Hoyt
1806–1895
Temperance Hoyt
1809–1902
Abigail Hoyt
1811–
Joanna Hoyt
1813–1912
Frederick Hoyt
1815–1890
Clara Hoyt
1819–1902

Sources (2)

  • Clara Hoyt death record
  • John Adams Hoyt, "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990"

World Events (8)

1820

Maine is the 23rd state.

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1842 · Webster–Ashburton Treaty

The Webster-Ashburton Treaty was signed on August 9, 1842 and resolved the border issues between the United States and British North American colonies which had caused the Aroostook War. The treaty contained several agreements and concessions. It called for an end on the overseas slave trade and proposed that both parties share the Great Lakes. It also reaffirmed the location of the westward frontier border (near the Rocky Mountains) as well as the border between Lake Superior and Lake of the Woods. The treaty was signed by Daniel Webster (United States Secretary of State) and Alexander Baring (British Diplomat, 1st Baron Ashburton).

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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