Beulah (Morse) Lovett (1723 - 1766)

Ancestors

Wife of Phineas Lovett Sr. — married 22 Dec 1742 in Mendon, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 28 Jun 1766 at age 43 in Mendon, Worcester, Massachusetts

Biography

Beulah Morse was born 4 Mar 1723. She was the daughter of Edmund Morse and Rachel Sheffield. Beulah married, in 1742, Phineas Lovett who was born at Mendon, Massachusetts, the son of Major Daniel Lovett and Abigail (Sprague) Lovett.

Children of Beulah Morse and Phineas Lovett

Beulah and Phineas had nine children:^[1]

1. Rachel Lovett 1743-1746, b. & d. at Mendon, Massachusetts
2. Phineas Lovett 1745-1828, b. at Mendon, Massachusetts and d. at Roundhill, Annapolis, Nova Scotia
3. Beulah (Lovett) Petters 1747-1810, b. at Mendon, Massachusetts & d. at Westborough, Massachusetts, m. Col. Andrew Petters of Westborough
4. Abigail (Lovett) Wheelock 1750- b. at Mendon, Massachusetts, m. Jesse Wheelock
5. Daniel Lovett 1752-1762, b. & d. at Mendon, Massachusetts
6. Rachel (Lovett) Fairbanks 1755-1806, b. & d. at Mendon, Massachusetts
7. William Lovett 1758-1758, b. & d. at Mendon, Massachusetts
8. Silence Lovett 1759-1760, b. & d. at Mendon, Massachusetts
9. Patience Lovett 1760-1760, b. & d. at Mendon, Massachusetts

Phineas Lovett immigrated to Nova Scotia about 1760 and lived at Annapolis Township, Annapolis, Nova Scotia.

Beulah Lovett died at Mendon, Massachusetts 28 Jun 1766.^[2]

The following is from Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land. 1910. Page 735.

The Lovett Family

A brief sketch of the Lovett Family is given in the Calnek-Savary History of Annapolis, but its New England origin is not there stated. The History of Milford, Mass., says that Major Daniel Lovett, from Braintree, Mass was an original proprietor of Mendon, Mass., and that he probably lived and died on what is known as "the Lovett Place in the Davenport neighborhood." He m. in Boston (Judge Sewall officiating, certificate in 1721,) Abigail Thompson, of Braintree, and had children: Phineas; James; Hannah; Joanna; Abigail; Samuel; Daniel. Of these children, Phineas, the eldest, b. in Mendon July 13 1711, m. (1) Aug 7 1734 Hannah Merriam (2) late in 1742, Beulah, dau. of Edmund and Rachel (Sheffield) Morse b March 4, 1723. His eldest son was Phineas, Jr., bap. June 30, 1745, m. April 6 1768, Abigail Thayer, and both father and son were well known in in Annapolis County, N.S. For a sketch of Phineas Lovett, Sr. M.P.P. and a notice of his son Phineas, Jr., M.P.P. see the History of Annapolis.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Annapolis County Probate Will Books, Volume 2 174. Page 100, R: 9 May 1829: LA to James R. LOVETT for the estate of Phineas LOVETT Senior of Annapolis. Page 174, R: 6 Jun 1831: Petition of Abigail LOVETT pertaining to the estate of Phineas LOVETT. Estate Folio L10 (1801): LWT of Phineas LOVETT of Annapolis, gentleman was dated 22 Nov 1799 and filed for probate 24 Dec 1801. Children: Phineas LOVETT Junior, Hannah BRUCE, Bulah PETTERS wife of Col. Andrew PETTERS of Westborough, Mass., Abigail WHEELOCK wife of Jesse WHEELOCK, Rachel FAIRBANKS, "daughter Abigail LOVETT wife of Phineas LOVETT". Estate Folio L26 (1828): widow Abagail was old so LA to eldest son. second son Daniel LOVETT. LA eventually granted 9 May 1829 to James Russell LOVETT. Estate Folio L37: more papers for this estate and/or the estate of James Russell LOVETT who was the son of Phineas. folio contains extensive documents concerning the estate and the business being operated by Phineas LOVETT, accounts from 1801 to 1818, a daybook extract from 1800 etc. Page 417, R: 25 Jan 1842: LA to James R. LOVETT, Esq., for the estate of James Russell LOVETT Jun, Esq. Estate Folio L37 (1842): extensive folio of interest to LOVETT researchers.
2. ↑ Vital records of Mendon, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Transcript - Residence date: 1750-1850 Residence place: Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Author Ancestry.com Publisher Online publication - Provo, UT: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data - Vital records of Mendon, Massachusetts to the year 1850. Boston: unknown, 1920. Ancestry.com http://www.Ancestry.com
3. ↑ W. Calnek, Edited by A. W Savary, M.A. History of the County of Annapolis. 1897. Phineas Lovett, Sen. and numerous other references to Phineas Lovett and family

• Eaton, Arthur Wentworth Hamilton, 1849-1937. The History of Kings County, Nova Scotia, Heart of the Acadian Land. 1910. The Lovett Family, pp. 735-6
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