After a month or so of pause on this project, I finally found the time to delve into the list of Revolutionary War veterans buried in Norwalk, Connecticut. Of the 59 names on that list, several had extensive battle experience in George Washington’s Army. Others served for a month or so at a time. OfContinue reading “War of the Revolution”
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PRIVATE WILLIAM HOYT
DOB/DOD: April 12, 1758 (Norwalk, CT) – January 5, 1838 (Greene, NY); 79 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married to Lydia Crofoot Hoyt (1757-1797). Sons William, James, Gorham, and daughters Rachel, Susanna, Lydia, and Mary with Lydia. Married to Anna Jackson Hoyt. Daughters Anna and Ruth with Anna. UNIT: Captain Jonathan Bell’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; OctoberContinue reading “PRIVATE WILLIAM HOYT”
PRIVATE NATHAN HOYT
April 29, 1718 (Norwalk, CT) – October 21, 1799 (Norwalk, CT); 81 years oldMarried Elizabeth Lockwood April 9, 1741 in Norwalk, CTChildren: Eunice, Asa, Sara, Ruth, Elizabeth, Betty, Nathan, Mary, Hannah, Samuel, Grace, Job Captain Seth Seymour’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; January – March 1777 Buried in Pine Island Cemetery, Crescent Street, Norwalk, CT. PhotoContinue reading “PRIVATE NATHAN HOYT”
PRIVATE JOHN HOYT JR.
DOB/DOD: December 3, 1716 (Norwalk, CT) – May 7, 1790 (Norwalk, CT); 73 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Sarah Pickett in 1748 in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Sarah, Esther, John, Walter, John, Conrad, Jonathan, Deborah, SallyUNIT: Captain Seth Seymour’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; December 1776 – March 1777 Buried in Pine Island Cemetery, Crescent Street, Norwalk, Connecticut. PhotoContinue reading “PRIVATE JOHN HOYT JR.”
PRIVATE DANIEL HOYT JR.
June 15, 1710 (Norwalk, CT) – April 3, 1786 (Norwalk, CT); 75 years oldMarried Sarah Benedict on April 28, 1735 in Norwalk, CTChildren: Daniel, Rachel, Nehemiah, Phineas, Elizabeth, Sarah, Thomas, DanielCaptain Jabez Gregory’s Company, 9th Connecticut Regiment; August – September 1777 Buried in Pine Hill Cemetery No photo
PRIVATE STEPHEN HOYT
October 25, 1761 (Norwalk, CT) – March 4, 1827 (Norwalk, CT); 66 years oldUnmarried Captain Reuben Scofield’s Company, Colonel Enos’ Regiment in the 1st Battalion; July – January 1777 Buried in St. Paul’s Cemetery, 60 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT. Photo pending END
LIEUTENANT ASA HOYT
DOB/DOD: August 23, 1744 (Norwalk, CT) – August 14, 1806 (Norwalk, CT); 61 years oldMARITAL STATUS: Married Ruth Kellogg on October 26, 1766, in Norwalk, CTCHILDREN: Henry, Esther, Asa, Francis, Ruth, James, Lewis, Ann, Eli SERVICE: Asa was a lieutenant in Captain Seymour’s Company of the 9th Connecticut militia, enlisted August 12, 1776, discharged SeptemberContinue reading “LIEUTENANT ASA HOYT”
CORPORAL FRANCIS “FRANK” WALTER HOYT; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE
DOB/DOD: February 28, 1918 (Norwalk, CT) – November 24, 1942; 24 years oldMARITAL STATUS: UnmarriedLOCAL ADDRESS: 13 Couch Street, South NorwalkENLISTMENT: December 2, 1940SERVICE NUMBER: 11019905UNIT: 91st Bomber Squadron, 27th Bomber Group (Light) FAMILY: Born to Charles W. (1892-1961) and Medea I. Harris Hoyt (1896-1970). One brother, Edison “Sonny” I. (1927-2002). CIRCUMSTANCES: Corporal Hoyt becameContinue reading “CORPORAL FRANCIS “FRANK” WALTER HOYT; U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE”
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