David Orvis (1750 - 1831)

Born 17 Jan 1750 in Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Hawley) Orvis — married 6 Feb 1777 in Avon, Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 31 Mar 1831 at age 81 in Sheddsville, West Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, United States

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Biography

David was born in 1750.

Death 31 Mar 1831, West Windsor, Vermont, United States ^{[1] [2]}

Research Notes

A History of the Orvis Family in America page 28 By Francis Wayland Orvis;: A History of the Orvis Family in America;: Hackensack NJ;: The Orvis Company, Inc 1922;: page 28 (https://archive.org/details/historyoforvisfa1922orvi/page/28/mode/2up)

says born 1747 died 1843. But the Vermont death record and grave marker show 1750 to 1831.

DAVID 4 — Born January, 1747. Died in 1843. Married February 6, 1777 Lydia (Hawley), who was born September 15, 1739, and was daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Gridley) Hawley. He was a Revolutionary soldier from Connecticut. In the first census of the United States, there are given two Davids: one from Connecticut and one from Vermont. From the fact that the David from Connecticut married Lydia (Hawley) and had a son, Uriel Hawley Orvis, and from the additional fact that this David did remove to Vermont and his descendants all claim Vermont as their home, we assume that the census man "got" David twice and that they are one and the same person. There are those who believe that there was more than one David, but I have found no evidence that this was a fact. It has also been contended that David was twice married. If so, I have been unable to demonstrate that contention.

Sources

1. ↑ "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFKH-RWL : 19 February 2021), David Orvis, 1831.
2. ↑ Orvis: Page 28

• Find A Grave: Memorial #75224537
• Orvis, Francis. A History Of The Orvis Family In America (The Orvis Co., Inc., Hackensack, N.J., 1922)

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