Hannah (Stevens) Lovejoy (1692 - 1767)

Born 28 Jul 1692 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Ancestors

Wife of Samuel Lovejoy — married 23 Apr 1717 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Descendants

Died 11 May 1767 at age 74 in Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony

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Biography

Hannah was born 28 Jul 1692 daughter of John and Ruth (Poor) Stevens.

Memorial from,Find A Grave, by unknown: Hannah Stevens (or Steevens) was born to John Stevens (1663-1728) and Ruth Poore (or Poor) Stevens (1666-1739) in Andover, Massachusetts. She married her 2nd cousin, Samuel Lovejoy (or Lovjoy), on Apr. 23, 1717. They had ten children, all born in Andover:

1) Hannah, b. Mar. 1, 1717/1718; d. May 11, 1777; m. Hezekiah Stiles in 1752

2) Deborah, b. Feb. 17, 1718/1719; d. abt. 1775 in Hollis, NH; m. John Phelps in 1739

3) Elizabeth, b. Aug. 8, 1720; d. Apr. 18, 1772 in Lunenburg, MA; m. 1st William Baxter in 1742, 2nd Steven Boynton in 1753

4) Samuel, b. Feb. 4, 1721/1722; d. Jul. 29, 1736

5) Isaac, b. Feb. 9, 1723/1724; d. Dec. 3, 1799; m. Deborah Sheldon in 1751

6) Peter, b. Nov. 5, 1725; d. Feb. 5, 1774

7) James, b. Dec. 8, 1727; d. Jan. 14, 1816

8) Mary, b. Jul. 23, 1730; d. Oct. 2, 1802 in Jaffrey, NH; m. Isaac Bailey in 1752

9) William, b. Oct. 19, 1732; d. Feb. 8, 1739/1740

10) Phebe, b. Mar. 8, 1734/1735

Hannah is assumed to have been laid to rest in the South Church Cemetery, where Samuel was buried more than seventeen years earlier. No stone has been found (reportedly, a sexton sold the headstones when the cemetery was remodeled).

Sources

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-997M-Y52W?cc=2061550&wc=MX1X-BMZ%3A353349401%2C353609201%2C353609202 : 20 May 2014), > image 31 of 65; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L979-HGB1?cc=2061550&wc=MX1X-B6D%3A353349401%2C353609201%2C353611401 : 30 October 2019), > image 18 of 143; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-897M-YTZ3?cc=2061550&wc=MX1X-Y2S%3A353349401%2C353609201%2C353609801 : 30 October 2019), > image 107 of 266; citing Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston.

• "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZK3-Y25 : 15 January 2020), Hannah in entry for Phebe Lovejoy, 1734.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119962904/hannah-lovejoy: accessed 28 May 2023), memorial page for Hannah Stevens Lovejoy (28 Jul 1692–11 May 1767), Find a Grave Memorial ID 119962904, citing South Church Cemetery, Andover, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Darrell and Joan Mansur (contributor 48248313).