Eliza Ann Freelove (Baker) Hoyt (1834 - 1891)

Born 1 Jan 1834 in Verona, Oneida, New York, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Edwin Hoyt — married 28 Mar 1850 in Elba, Genesee, New York, United States

Died 6 Dec 1891 at age 57 in Michigan, United States

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Biography

Eliza Ann Freelove Baker was born on 1 Jan 1834 in Verona, Oneida County, New York, United States.^[1] She was the 2nd child of the 8 children of George B. Baker and Dorcas Taylor Griffen. Her siblings were Martha Ann, Mary Jane, Phebe Griffen, William Henry, Julia, Samuel James, and Flora Elizabeth.^[2]

By 1840, the family had moved about 150 miles west to Barre, Orleans County, New York. The birth record of her youngest sibling, Flora Elizabeth, names her birth place as Barre.^[3] Family members, including Eliza, fit the ages in one of the two George Baker households in Barre on the 1840 U.S. census.^[4] Also, Eliza and her husband, Edwin Hoyt, first lived with Edwin's sister Miranda and husband in Barre.^[5] By 1850, the George Baker household had moved just a few miles south to the next county, to Elba, Genesee County, New York.^[6]

Marriage

Eliza Ann Freelove Baker married Edwin Hoyt, his 1st wife, 28 Mar 1850,^[2] probably in Elba, Genesee County, New York, where Eliza's family were then living. The southern boundary of Barre is shared with the towns of Elba and Oakfield in Genesee County. Elba is where her maternal grandparents and other aunts and uncles had also moved, presumably from Dutchess County, New York, per Martha's Uncle Charles Taylor Griffen's 1882 bio.^[7]

Edwin Hoyt was born on 19 Nov 1827 in New York, the son of Levi Hoyt and his wife Hannah Smith.^[8]

Per the 1850 census, Edwin and his new bride Eliza first lived in Barre, Orleans County, New York with his sister Miranda and her husband, Hiram Kellogg (his 1st wife).^[5]

After that, Eliza and Edwin moved to Elba, Genesee County, living next door to Edwin’s parents, Levi and Hannah, and his brother Orlando, and not far from Eliza's parents in Elba. ^[9]

After 1860, Eliza's parents, George and Dorcas, and other family members moved 655 miles west to Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin. The last time Martha's parents were recorded on the census was the1860 U.S. Census in Elba, Genesee County, New York.^[10]

Children

Eliza and her husband Edwin Hoyt had the following children in Elba, Genesee County, New York:

1. Jennie Hoyt (1854-1917), married Ezra C. Abbott
2. Adelbert "Bert" Hoyt (1856-1941), married Clara Vickers, widow Mary Belle (Emmons) Gilbert

By 1870, they had moved about 400 miles west from Elba to Johnstown, Barry County, Michigan, where Edwin's brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Sarah Ann, and his sister Miranda and Miranda's husband Hiram Kellogg were living.^[11]

They then moved 250 miles farther west to the west side of Lake Michigan, to Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin, where family members were also living. ^[12]

Edwin and Eliza then appear to have moved again from Lyons back to the state of Michigan, as a 1891 newspaper article notes that "Mrs. Eliza Hoyt, of Michigan, is stopping for a time at C.G. Healy’s [the home of her sister Phebe (Baker) Healy in Lyons, Wisconsin].”^[13]

Death

Eliza, aged 57, died on 6 Dec 1891, presumably in the state of Michigan, as her obituary notes she died at the home of her son.^[1] She was buried in Hudson Cemetery in Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin.^[14]

After Eliza passed away, Edwin married the widow Lucinda (Phelps) McKay in 1892. ^[15]

Edwin, aged 78, died on 6 June 1906 in Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan. He was buried in Hickory Corners Cemetery, Hickory Corners, Barry County, Michigan,^[16] where his brother Leonard and Leonard's wife Sarah Ann, and his sister Miranda and Miranda's husband Hiram Kellogg (who remarried) were buried.

Obituary

Died Sunday morning Dec. 6, at the residence of her son, Eliza Hoyt, aged 57 years. Deceased was born in Verona, Oneida County, N.Y. January 1, 1834. A husband and two children, Adelbert of this place and Mrs. Abbott of Augusta, Michigan. Besides three sisters, Mrs. J.H. Robson of Batavia, N.Y., Mrs. P.G. Healy of Lyons, Wisconsin and Mrs. Andrew Burke of Cortland, Kansas, one brother James Baker to mourn her death. She was a loving wife and mother and a devoted Christian having united with the Methodist Church in 1868. She was beloved by all who knew her. The funeral took place from the church Tuesday Afternoon, Rev. Mellott performing the last rites. The remains were laid to rest in the cemetery at Lyons.

- Unidentified Newspaper, Dec 1891 ^[1]

Census

1850

Barre, Orleans County, New York, United States. ^[5]

1860

Elba, Genesee County, New York, United States. ^[9]

1870

Johnstown, Barry County, Michigan, United States. ^[11]

1880

Lyons, Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. ^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Obituary of Eliza (Baker) Hoyt, Unidentified Newspaper, Dec 1891
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Stewart, Celia Elizabeth "Beth" (née Fellows). Family history notes (Beth Fellows Stewart Archive), passed down to granddaughter Joan Stewart Smith. Notes in the possession of Joan Stewart Smith.
3. ↑ "New York Births and Christenings, 1640-1962", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDLW-WGW : 18 January 2020), GS Film Number 1010198, Digital Folder Number 007585925, Image Number 00109. Elizabeth T Baker born 15 Sep 1847, parents "George B. and Dorcas Baker", Barre, Orleans County
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTR-X9H : 30 September 2021), Barre, Orleans, New York, United States, Household of George G. Baker, 7 total: 1 Male: 15-19 [UNKNOWN], 1 Male: 30-39 [GEORGE], 2 Females: Under 5 [MARY JANE, PHEBE], 2 Females: 5-9 [MARTHA, ELIZA ANN], 1 Female: 30-39 [DORCAS]
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC19-G4L : 23 December 2020), Edwin Hoyt, with Eliza, in household of Hiram Kellogg, Barre, Orleans, New York, United States
6. ↑ United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYX-J7B : 23 December 2020), William H Baker in household of George B Baker, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States
7. ↑ Biography of Charles T. Griffin. History of Walworth County, Wisconsin, Western Historical Co., Chicago, 1882, p. 903
8. ↑ Certificate of Death, Michigan. Edwin Hoyt died 6 June 1906, Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan, age 79 yrs, 6 mos, 20 days, disease of heart, widower, farmer, 171 Kalamazoo St., age of (1st) marriage, 21, 2 children, 2 living, born 19 Nov 1827, NY, parents Levi Hoyt, b Vermont, [no first name] Smith, b Vermont, burial 8 June 1906 at Hickory Corners, informant Ezra Abbott
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWF-ZYL : 18 February 2021), Elba, Genesee, New York, Eliza Hoyt with children Jane and Adelbert [Her husband Edwin Hoyt is incorrectly enumerated as part of his own household above Eliza's name.]
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWF-8YR : 18 February 2021), George B Baker household, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHH-KLG : 29 May 2021), Johnstown, Barry County, Michigan, Edwin Hoyt household, with wife Eliza A. Hoyt, children Ida J. Hoyt and Adelbert Hoyt.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNHL-3N3 : 15 January 2022), Lyons, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States, Edwin Hoyt household with wife Eliza A. Hoyt
13. ↑ Burlington Free Press, Burlington, Wisconsin, Wed, Sep 23, 1891, Page 4 “Mrs. Eliza Hoyt, of Michigan, is stopping for a time at C.G. Healy’s [the home of her sister Phebe (Baker) Healy in Lyons, Wisconsin].”
14. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #129542593
15. ↑ Michigan, Marriage Records, 1867-1952, ancestry.com. Edwin Hoyt, 65, farmer, married Lucinda H. McKay, Lucinda Phelps (written under bride’s name), 24 Nov 1892, Augusta, Michigan {place of marriage and residence), groom born New York, parents Levi Hoyt and Hannah Smith, bride born New York, parents J.B. Phelps [no mother’s name given], groom’s 1st marriage [not true], bride’s 2nd marriage, witnesses Philetus Day, Clarissa Day
16. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #20322806

Acknowledgment

Biography of Eliza Ann Freelove (Baker) Hoyt written by Joan Stewart Smith, her GG grandniece.