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Joseph A. JEWETT
(1804 –1883)

 

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1. Harriet UNK

Joseph A. JEWETT 1
  • Born: 1804, Massachusetts, USA 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Harriet UNK about 1834 in prob New York, USA
  • Died: 13 December 1883, Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA at age 79 2
  • Buried: 1883, Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA 2

bullet   Other names for Joseph were Joseph JEWETT 2 3 and Joseph JEWITT.4

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bullet  General Notes

Joseph Jewett's father:  James Jewett, born about 1765, possibly in Massachusetts; of Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York, USA in 1810.  mother, unknown. 

2 siblings:  (1) Eliphalet Jewett, born 1810 in Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York, USA; died 6 February 1887 in Lorraine, Jefferson County, New York, USA; and
(2) Susannah Jewett, born 4 April 1818 in New York; died 7 April 1901 in Cloud County, Kansas; buried 9 April 1901 in Oakland Union Cemetery, Cloud County, Kansas; married Harle Haskins (born about 1811 in Jefferson County, New York; died 5 October 1883 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA).  For more information on Susannah Jewett and Harle Haskins and their descendants, please search Rootsweb for the tree done by Linda Haskins.

bullet  Burial Notes

Lot 87

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He has conflicting birth information of 1805 and Massachusetts, USA.
  • He appeared on the 1840 US Federal Census in 1840 in Washington Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Name:       Joseph Jewet
    Free White Persons - Males - Under 5:       1
    Free White Persons - Males - 5 thru 9:       1
    Free White Persons - Males - 30 thru 39:       1
    Free White Persons - Females - Under 5:       1
    Free White Persons - Females - 30 thru 39:       1
    Persons Employed in Agriculture:       1
    Free White Persons - Under 20:       3
    Free White Persons - 20 thru 49:       2
    Total Free White Persons:       5
    Total All Persons - Free White, Free Colored, Slaves:       5
  • He worked as a farmer on 1 October 1850 in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. 4

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  • He appeared on the 1850 US Federal Census, data as of 1 June 1850, but enumerated on 1 October 1850 in Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA. 4

    Joseph Jewitt       45
    Harriet Jewitt       40
    John Jewitt       15
    Sarah Jewitt       13
    Joseph Jewitt       11
    Maurice Jewitt       8
    Florian Jewitt       5
    Elias Jewitt       3
    Mary Jewitt       23
  • He worked as a farmer on 1 June 1880 in Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. 3

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  • He appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 1 June 1880 in Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA. 3

Census (01 June 1880) — Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA

                                                   Marital                                         Father's        Mother's
No.  Name               Relation   Race   Gender   Status   Age   Occupation      Birthplace      Birthplace      Birthplace
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248  Moore William N.               W     Male       M      31    Farmer          Australia       England         England
     ----- Mary         Wife        W     Female     M      19    Keeping house   Canada      
           William B.   Son         W     Male       S       1*                   Iowa            Australia       Canada

252  Jewett Joseph                  W     Male       M      75    Farmer          Massachusetts   Massachusetts   Massachusetts
     ------ Harriet     Wife        W     Female     M      70    Keeping house   Massachusetts   Massachusetts   Massachusetts
     ------ John        Son         W     Male       S      43    Works on farm   New York        Massachusetts   Massachusetts
     ------ Joseph      Son         W     Male       S      40    Works on farm   New York        Massachusetts   Massachusetts
     ------ Elias       Son         W     Male       S      32    Works on farm   Pennsylvania    Massachusetts   Massachusetts

253  Anthrem John                   W     Male       M      38    Farmer          Ohio            Pennsylvania    Ohio
     ------- Louisa     Wife        W     Female     M      37    Keeping house   Australia       New Hampshire   Australia
     ------- Kezia      Daughter    W     Female     S      15    At school       Iowa            Ohio            Australia
     ------- William    Son         W     Male       S      13    At school       Iowa            Ohio            Australia
     ------- Edwin      Son         W     Male       S      11    At school       Iowa            Ohio            Australia
     ------- Ellen      Daughter    W     Female     S       5    At school       Iowa            Ohio            Australia
     ------- Louisa     Daughter    W     Female     S       2                    Iowa            Ohio            Australia
     ------- Annie      Daughter    W     Female     S    2/12**                  Iowa            Ohio            Australia

*born in April        **born in March
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Source Citation:  Year: 1880; Census Place: Cass, Clayton, Iowa; Roll: T9_333;
                  Family History Film: 1254333; Page: 300.3000; Enumeration District: 128; Image: 0243.


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  • He was buried at the Strawberry Point Cemetery (lot 87) in Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA in 1883.

    Memorial Inscriptions:

    face one:
    JOSEPH A.
    JEWETT
    DIED
    DEC. 13, 1883.
    AGE
    79 YRS.

    face two:
    OUR FATHER
    & MOTHER

    face three:
    HARIETT
    Wife of
    J. JEWETT
    DIED
    Mar. 4, 1887.
    AGED
    77 YS. 1 M. 10 DS.
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Joseph married Harriet UNK about 1834 in prob New York, USA. (Harriet UNK was born on 22 January 1810 in New York, USA,5 died on 4 March 1887 in Strawberry Point, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA and was buried in 1887 in Strawberry Point, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Kirsty M. Haining.
  2. Iowa Cemetery Records.
  3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints © Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Moore, Jewett, and Anthrem households, Cass Township, Clayton County, Iowa, USA.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, DC), Joseph Jewitt household, Hickory Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; Roll M432_796, page 80B, image 37.
  5. Birthdate calculated from age at death., Age at death 77 years, 1 month, 10 days (per gravestone).


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