Lovina (Hallowell) Cox (1806 - 1895)

Born 14 Dec 1806 in Eastport, Washington, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 10 Oct 1895 at age 88 in Edmunds Township, Washington, Maine, United States

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Biography

Lovina (Lavina in census records) was born in Eastport, Maine, on December 14, 1806 according to her grave stone inscription. ^{[1] [2]} She was the daughter of Joseph Hallowell and Nancy Jones. She was the half-sister of Deborah Cox by Nancy's first marriage to James Cox. In 1830 or 1831 Lovina married John Cox of Edmunds. According to old maps of Washington County, Maine, John Cox lived on Shore Road in Edmunds. His son Edward Carter Cox also lived at that location overlooking Denys River and Whiting Bay and across the street from Lower Edmunds Cemetery (aka South Edmunds Cemetery). Descendants still live on the property.

John and Lovina had 8 children: Levi Hallowell Cox, Eliphalet Reynolds Cox, Nathaniel Cox, Elizabeth Ann Cox, Susan Maria Cox, Lemuel Cox, Edward Carter Cox, and Dorcas R. Cox. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6]} Lovina passed away in 1895, Her death record and her grave stone inscription agree on her date of death as October 10, 1895. ^[7] Lovina and husband John are buried in Lower Edmunds Cemetery (aka South Edmunds Cemetery).

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4SH-CB3 : 14 January 2020), L. Hallowell, 1806.
2. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155377001/lovina-cox
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VZ-M17 : 12 April 2016), Edward Cox in household of John Cox, Edmunds, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 29, NARA microfilm publication M432.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDH2-3HB : 12 December 2017), Edward C Cox in entry for John Cox, 1860.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D7-T9Z : 12 April 2016), Lavina Cox in household of John Cox, Maine, United States; citing p. 4, family 26, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,061.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQW-TLL : 15 August 2017), Lavina Cox, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 180, sheet 272A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 0490; FHL microfilm 1,254,490.
7. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ3P-9DC : 27 September 2017), Lavina Cox, 10 Oct 1895; citing Edmunds, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.