Rev
Owen
G
Lovejoy
Born in Albion, Maine, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Lovejoy
and Elizabeth Gordon (Pattee) Lovejoy
Brother of
Elijah Parish Lovejoy, Daniel Lovejoy Jr, Joseph Lovejoy, Owen Lovejoy, Sybil Pattee Lovejoy, Unknown Lovejoy, Elizabeth Pattee Lovejoy and John Ellingwood Lovejoy
Husband of
Eunice Conant (Storrs) Lovejoy
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 53
in Brooklyn, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Dec 2014
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Biography
Owen Lovejoy is Notable.
Born in Albion, Maine, Owen was one of five brothers born to Daniel Lovejoy and Elizabeth Patee Lovejoy, a Congregational minister and farmer. Owen became an American lawyer, Congregational minister, abolitionist, and Republican congressman from Illinois. He was also a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad. After his brother Elijah Lovejoy was murdered in November 1837 by pro-slavery forces, Owen became the leader of abolitionists in Illinois.
Lovejoy died in 1864 of Bright’s disease (a liver and kidney disorder) at the age of 53. He is buried in Oakland Cemetery in Princeton. His widow lived to be 89 and continued to live in the house for a number of years after his death. One of their sons owned the home and farmed the land until his death in 1931.
Owen is the 2nd great grandfather of NBC news anchor Brian Williams.
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