Hephzibah (Murch) Bovett (1840 - 1929)

Born 9 Jan 1840 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Walter Bovett — married 6 Jun 1862 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England

Descendants

Died 1929 at about age 88 in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Effie (Murch) Bovett migrated from England to United States.

This profile is part of the Murch Name Study.

Hephzibah Murch was born 9 January 1840 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England to Samuel Murch and Johanna Yeates. ^[1] (If you are wondering where the name comes from: 'Hephzibah' is from the Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, King of Judah, and was the mother of Manasseh.)

In the 1851 census, she is living with her parents and siblings in Yonder Street, Ottery St Mary, only five doors down from the Independent chapel, and is a lacemaker at the young age of 11. ^[3] She is still there in 1861, but is now a silk weaver. ^[4]

Hephzibah, still a silk weaver, married Charles Walter Bovett from Wellington in Somerset on 6 June 1862 in Ottery St Mary, and all eleven of her children were also born in Ottery St Mary. The children didn't all stay in Ottery St Mary, however; Charlotte went to Wales, and Lucy went to Massachusetts!

Hephzibah and her husband, Charles, travelled to Massachusetts in 1892 and can be found in Pittsfield city directory in 1907. ^[8]

Hephzibah died in 1929 and is buried in the Pittsfield Cemetery, Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "England & Wales General Register Office"
   GRO Online Indexes - Birth (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Murch, Hephzibah (Mother's maiden name: Yeats).
   GRO Reference: 1840 Jan-Feb-Mar in Honiton Volume 10 Page 134.
2. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 237; Book: 3; Civil Parish: St Mary Ottery; County: Devon; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 17; Page: 28; Line: 5; GSU roll: 241318
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8978 #1257056 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Steptizibah Murch (1) in St Mary Ottery in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Devon, England.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "1851 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 1864; Folio: 189; Page: 27; GSU roll: 221012; ED, institution, or vessel: 5g; Household Schedule Number: 123
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8860 #5655613 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Hephzebah Murch (11) daughter in household of Samuel Murch (45) in Ottery St Mary in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Ottery St Mary.
4. ↑ 1861 Census: "1861 England Census"
   Class: RG 9; Piece: 1378; Folio: 78; Page: 13; GSU roll: 542803; ED, institution, or vessel: 6; Household schedule number: 75
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 8767 #18588569 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Hephzibah Murch (21) daughter in household of Samuel Murch (55) in Ottery St Mary in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
5. ↑ 1871 Census: "1871 England Census"
   The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2041; Folio: 71; Page: 31; GSU roll: 831764; ED, institution, or vessel: 5; Household schedule number: 180
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7619 #4500227 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Hephzibah Bovell (30), wife, in household of Charles W Bovell (29) in Ottery St Mary in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
6. ↑ 1881 Census: "1881 England Census"
   Class: RG11; Piece: 2132; Folio: 88; Page: 32; GSU roll: 1341514; ED, institution, or vessel: 17
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 7572 #3020567 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Hephzibah Bovett (41), wife, in household of Charles Walter Bovett (39) on High Street in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England.
7. ↑ 1891 Census: "1891 England Census"
   The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1671; Folio: 44; Page: 18; GSU roll: 6096781
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6598 #2585254 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Hephyiba Bovett (51), wife, in household of Charles Walter Bovett (49) in Honiton in Honiton registration district in Devon, England. Born in Over, Devon, England.
8. ↑ 1907 Directory: "U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995"
   Original sources vary according to directory. The title of the specific directory being viewed is listed at the top of the image viewer page. Check the directory title page image for full title and publication information
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 2469 #493634298 (accessed 12 December 2022)
   Name: Mrs Hephzibah Bovett; Gender: Female; Residence Year: 1907; Street Address: 93 Orchard; Residence Place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA; Publication Title: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1907.
9. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_679; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 13
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 6061 #85320582 (accessed 9 January 2024)
   Hephyiba Bovett (81), widowed mother-in-law, in household of Patrick J Layden (63) in Dalton, Berkshire, Massachusetts. Born in England.
10. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current"
    URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #161953162
    Ancestry uk Record 60525 #132269702 (accessed 12 December 2022)
    Hephzibah Murch Bovett burial (died in 1929) in Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Acknowledgments

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