John Head Jarvis Sr. (1787 - 1850)

Born 3 Dec 1787 in Boston, Suffolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Rebecca (Hall) Jarvis — married 6 Jan 1811 in Castine, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 12 Jan 1850 at age 62 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

John Head Jarvis was born on December 3, 1787 in Boston, Suffolk, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, United States, son of Philip Jarvis (1762–1831) and Ann Head (1764–1848).

In 1807, he accompanied miss Mary Pepperell (Sparhawk) Jarvis (1781-1811) to Lisbon, who was to marry his first cousin William Jarvis (1770-1859), who was the U.S. Consul at Lisbon at the time.^[1]

John (23) married Rebecca Hall (19) (born on May 15, 1791) on January 6, 1811 in Castine, Hancock, Massachusetts. Their children were:

• John Head Jarvis (1814–1896)
• John Head Jarvis (1814–1896)

John died on January 12, 1850 in Boston, Massachusetts, aged 62.^[2] He was buried in Castine Cemetery, Castine, Maine.

Sources

1. ↑ Family History Or Pedigree: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
   Book Title: The Jarvis Family : or, The Descendants of the first settlers of the name in Massachusetts and Long
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #252726 (accessed 5 May 2024)
   Name: John Head Jarvis; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 27 Mar 1814; First Marriage Date: 14 Sep 1836; Father: John Head Jarvis; Mother: Rebecca Hall; Spouse: Sarah Elizabeth Hovey; Child: Delia Farley Jarvis.
2. ↑ Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N72Y-2H8 : 2 March 2021), John H. Jarvis, 12 Jan 1850; citing Boston, Massachusetts, v 50 p 4, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 959,813.

See also:

• "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21S-WJ15 : 22 July 2021), John H Jarvis and Sarah E Hovey, 14 Sep 1836; citing Lincoln, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.