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first Lurvey household on Mount Desert Island 1800 census of the town of Mount Desert |
Males | Females | ||||||||
Under 10 | 10–16 | 16–26 | 26–45 | 45 and over | Under 10 | 10–16 | 16–26 | 26–45 | 45 and over | |
Jacob Lurvey | 2 | 1 | [?] | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Subsequent years reported the following households, all in the town of Mount Desert:
1810: Jacob (8 residents including Jacob)
1820: Jacob (7), Isaac (3), Samuel (6)
1830: Jacob (2), Isaac (5), Samuel (8), Enoch (2)
1840: Isaac (10), Samuel (12), Enoch (8)
Until the 1850 census, individuals members of a household were reported only by a tally in a category (e.g., females under 10).
Cyrus H. Lurvey (son of Enoch Boynton Lurvey and Rebecca Higgins) b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine m. Mary Ann […] b. age 63 y., 6 m., 3 d. at death d. 15 September 1893 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor d. [...] bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Charles A. Lurvey b. age 16 y., 3 m., 9 d. at death - d. 4 March 1871 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Eldora M. Lurvey b. age 2 y. as of 1860 census Maine Arthur C. Lurvey b. age 30 y., 2 m., 13 d. at death Maine - d. 24 April 1892 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Agnes F. Lurvey b. age 7 y. as of 1870 census Maine Mary Elva Lurvey b. age 39 y. at death Maine - d. 22 April 1905 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine 4 infants bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Enoch Lurvey Jr. (son of Enoch Boynton Lurvey and Rebecca Higgins) b. age 14 y. as of 1850 census Maine m. ca. 1864 Rebecca Whitmore b. 17 August 1844 lost at sea 24 December 1867 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: son b. 1866 - d. 1866 Georgie Lurvey b. age 1 y., 15 d. at death - d. 28 January 1867 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Enoch Edwin Lurvey b. 25 January 1868 - - - - - Enoch Boynton Lurvey (son of Jacob Lurvey and Hannah Boynton) b. 3 July 1798 Newbury, Massachusetts m. Rebecca Higgins (dau. of Reuben Higgins and Joanna Mayo) b. 19 October 1809 Mount Desert, Maine d. 3 November 1879 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Isaac F. Lurvey b. age 25 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. intentions published 9 November 1849; certificate issued 23 November 1849 Rebecca Lurvey - d. 7 September 1863 Augusta, Maine - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine Cyrus H. Lurvey b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. Mary Ann [...] - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Hannah H. Lurvey b. age 14 y., 6 m. at death - d. 5 October 1848 - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine Enoch Lurvey Jr. b. age 14 y. as of 1850 census Maine - m. Rebecca Whitmore - lost at sea 24 December 1867 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Lemuel Lurvey b. April [1838 or 1839?] Great Duck Island, Maine - d. 18 January 1923 Southwest Harbor, Maine - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine Gilbert L. Lurvey b. 1841 Maine - m. Mary E. [...] - d. 1906 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Jacob Lurvey b. 1844 Maine - d. 1928 - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine infant son b. age 2 w. at death - d. 7 April 184[6 or 7]1 - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine Nathan Curtis Lurvey b. age 6 m. at death - d. 5 April 1848 - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground, Southwest Harbor, Maine Louisa Lurvey b. age 9 m. as of 1850 census Franklin P. Lurvey b. age 8 y. as of 1860 census Georgie Lurvey b. age 1 y., 15 d. at death - d. 28 January 1867 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Note: 1Both numbers were engraved in the same position. It appears that 7 was engraved first and then a 6 was more coarsely carved over the 7 [to correct an erroneous 7?]. documentation and notes - - - - - Ezra D. Lurvey (son of John D. Lurvey and Hannah Carroll) b. 1853 m. Abbie E. [...] b. 1853 Maine d. 1907 bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 1930 bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Edith C. Lurvey b. age 6 y. as of 1880 census Maine John H. Lurvey b. age 5 y. as of 1880 census Maine Ezra W. Lurvey b. 1876 - m. Mary E. [...] - d. 1956 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Walter E. Lurvey b. age 2 y. as of 1880 census Maine Wilbert F. Lurvey b. December 1879 Maine - m. Cecilia H. [...] - d. 1958 - bur. Holy Redeemer Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Francis G. Lurvey (son of [?]) b. age 25 y. as of 1850 census Maine m. intentions published 19 December 1849 certificate issued 3 January 1850 Priscilla M. Higgins b. February 1831 Maine children: Alden V. Lurvey b. age 4 y. as of 1860 census Maine Ida L. Lurvey b. age 57 y., 4 m., 6 d. at death Maine - m. George W. Mayo - d. 9 January 1917 - bur. Mountain View Cemetery Bar Harbor, Maine William L. Lurvey b. age 10 y. as of 1870 census Maine [Mira or Murray?] W. Lurvey b. age 3 y. as of 1870 census Maine Evelyn F. Lurvey b. age 1 y. as of 1870 census Maine Bertha L. Lurvey b. age 6 y. as of 1880 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Gilbert L. Lurvey (son of Enoch Boynton Lurvey and Rebecca Higgins) b. 1841 Maine m. Mary E. […] b. 1846 d. 1927 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 1906 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: George A. Lurvey b. 1867 - d. 1906 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Maud E. Lurvey b. 1869 - m. H. Edwin Stanley Jr. - d. 1938 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Henry V. Lurvey (son of Isaac M. Lurvey and Almena Rose [...]) b. August 1886 Maine m. 3 August 1908 Grace M. Dolliver (dau. of Amos D. Dolliver and Lizzie M. [...]) b. January 1892 d. 20 March 1980 Bar Harbor, Maine bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 1958 bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Ruby B. Lurvey b. age 9 m. as of 1910 census Maine - m. 27 October 1927 John A. Gilley - d. 17 April 1979 Southwest Harbor, Maine - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Saxon P. Lurvey b. age 5 y. as of 1920 census Maine - m. 15 August 1936 Gordon I. DeWolfe - d. 1 January 1970 Rockland, Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Isaac Lurvey (son of Jacob Lurvey and Hannah Boynton) b. age 80 y., 9 m., 5 d. at death Maine m. 1818 Abigail Dodge (dau. of Ezra Dodge and Mary Richardson) b. 29 October 1795 Mount Desert, Maine d. 20 September 1887 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 21 April 1876 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Mary Ann Lurvey b. age 20 y. as of 1850 census Maine Levi Lurvey b. 15 August 1833 Maine - m. 47 y. as of 1900 census Lydia B. [...] - d. 23 October 1902 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Eben M. Lurvey b. age 16 y. as of 1850 census Maine Note: There was an Abigail Lurvey (3 y., b. Maine) living in this household in 1850, and she was still in this household in 1860 at age 13 y. There was also a Maria Lurvey (26 y., b. Maine) in this household in 1860. - - - - - Isaac F. Lurvey (son of Enoch Boynton Lurvey and Rebecca Higgins) b. age 25 y. as of 1850 census Maine m. intentions published 9 November 1849 certificate issued 23 November 1849 Rebecca Lurvey b. age 18 y. as of 1850 census Maine d. 7 September 1863 Augusta, Maine bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine child: Ellen M. Lurvey b. age 5 y. as of 1860 census Maine Note: Following the death of Isaac F. Lurvey, wife Rebecca [...] and daughter Ellen M. Lurvey moved into the household of Isaac's parents, Enoch Boynton Lurvey and Rebecca (Higgins) Lurvey. documentation and notes - - - - - Isaac Marshall Lurvey (son of Levi Lurvey and Lydia B. [...]) b. age 6 y. as of 1860 census Maine m. Almena Rose [...] b. 1859 Maine d. 1923 bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. before 1900 census children: Valore A. Lurvey b. January 1885 Maine Viola A. Lurvey b. January 1885 Maine Henry V. Lurvey b. August 1886 Maine - m. 3 August 1908 Grace M. Dolliver - d. 1958 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Herbert W. Lurvey b. November 1888 Maine - d. 1961 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine - - - - - Jacob Lurvey (son of Samuel Lurvey and Mary Graham) b. 24 October 1761 Gloucester, Massachusetts m. 26 February 1782 Newbury, Massachusetts Hannah Boynton (dau. of Enoch Boynton and Rachel Foster) b. 3 September 1757 Gloucester, Massachusetts d. 1 April 1839 bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 11 September 1853 bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Hannah Boynton Lurvey b. 8 December 1782 Newbury, Massachusetts - m. William Gilley Jr. - d. 24 March 1852 - bur. Lurvey Burial Ground Southwest Harbor, Maine Susanna Lurvey b. 27 June 1784 Newbury, Massachusetts Sarah Lurvey b. 22 June 1786 Newbury, Massachusetts - m. 30 December 1802 Moses Ladd Mary Lurvey b. 16 November 1788 Newbury, Massachusetts - m. 1 October 1810 Mount Desert, Maine Thomas Cobb Stanley - d. 14 January 1843 Rachel Foster Lurvey b. 31 May 1791 Newburyport, Massachusetts - m. 25 December 1822 John Carroll - d. 11 June 1881 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Samuel Lurvey b. April 1793 Newbury, Massachusetts1 - m. Abigail Gilley - d. 2 January 1870 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Isaac Lurvey b. 16 July 1795 Newbury, Massachusetts1 - m. 1818 Abigail Dodge - d. 21 April 1876 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Jacob Lurvey b. 16 July 1795 Newbury, Massachusetts1 Enoch Boynton Lurvey b. 3 July 1798 Newbury, Massachusetts1 - m. Rebecca Higgins - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Rhoda Lurvey b. 29 December 1800 Mount Desert, Maine - m. 20 November 1823 Daniel Bunker - d. January 1854 Sullivan, Maine Note: 1Jacob Lurvey purchased 100 acres in what is now the town of Southwest Harbor on 3 November 1792. If the family moved to Mount Desert Island early the next spring, that would raise a question about the birthplace of at least Isaac, Jacob, and Enoch B. and perhaps even Samuel. - - - - - John D. Lurvey (son of [?]) b. age 69 y., 10 m., 9 d. at death m. intentions filed 19 February 1849 certificate issued 5 March 1849 Hannah Carroll b. age 62 y., 11 m., 11 d. at death d. 6 June 1888 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 28 May 1893 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Martin C. Lurvey b. age 9 m. as of 1850 census Maine Margaret C. P. Lurvey b. age 9 y. as of 1860 census Maine Ezra D. Lurvey b. 1853 Maine - m. Abbie E. [...] - d. 1930 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Lorinda G. Lurvey b. age 5 y. as of 1860 census Maine Elizabeth L. Lurvey b. age 4 y. as of 1860 census Maine Elmira S. Lurvey b. age 2 y. as of 1860 census Maine Alice Hannah Lurvey b. age 19 y., 1 m., 12 d. at death - d. 14 March 1879 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine May B. Lurvey b. age 7 y. as of 1870 census Maine John Freeman Lurvey b. 1864 Maine - m. Laura E. [...] - d. 1942 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine infant son [b. and?] d. [23?]1 May 1867 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Note: 1Stone is cracked. documentation and notes - - - - - Levi Lurvey (son of Isaac Lurvey and Abigail Dodge) b. 15 August 1833 Maine m. 47 y. as of 1900 census Lydia B. […] b. 16 September 1832 Maine d. 23 June 1903 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 23 October 1902 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: Isaac Marshall Lurvey b. age 6 y. as of 1860 census Maine - m. Almena Rose [...] - d. before 1900 census Reuben F. Lurvey b. 1857 Maine - d. 1939 - bur. Forest Hill Cemetery Mount Desert, Maine Jennie E. Lurvey b. 26 February 1862 Maine - m. John E. Hersey - d. 18 November 1913 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine infant daughter [b. and?] d. 5 March 1869 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Rhoda M. Lurvey b. age 9 y. as of 1880 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Samuel Lurvey (son of Jacob Lurvey and Hannah Boynton) b. age 76 y., 8 m., 24 d. at death m. Abigail […] b. age 76 y., 10 m., 9 d. at death d. 18 September 1866 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 2 January 1870 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine children: William G. Lurvey b. age 51 y., 5 m., 19 d. at death - d. 30 December 1879 - bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine Hannah Lurvey b. age 19 y. as of 1850 census Maine Eliza Ann Lurvey b. age 15 y. as of 1850 census Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Samuel Lurvey Jr. (son of [?]) b. age 76 y., 2 m., 17 d. at death m. Joanna H. […] b. 8 October 1815 d. 30 March 1907 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 9 June 1893 bur. Evergreen Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine adopted child: Seth W. Lurvey b. 1848 Maine - m. 24 December 1873 Persis W. Annis - d. 1922 - bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine documentation and notes - - - - - Seth W. Lurvey (adopted son of Samuel Lurvey Jr. and Joann H. [...]) b. 1848 Maine m. 24 December 1873 Persis W. Annis b. 1846 Maine d. 1923 bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine d. 1922 bur. Mount Height Cemetery Southwest Harbor, Maine child: Sam A. Lurvey b. age 39 y. as of 1920 census Maine