Jefferson County, NY Pioneers

PIONEER HOOVER FAMILY


1. WILLIAM HOOVER, (son of JACOB and MARGARET EIGENBRODT HOOVER) was born 23 August 1789 at Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY. He was at Sackets Harbor in 1812, settled in Town of LeRay after his marriage, but moved to Manheim, NY in 1826. He was a cousin of the BETSY HOOVER (1777-1848) who married Jefferson County Pioneer ROBERT SIXBURY (1763-1875). WILLIAM HOOVER died 2 July 1854 and is buried in the Old Yellow Churchyard there.

He married in 1812
MARY AGNES PETRIE, who was born 23 Aug 1793, the daughter of JOHN MARKS and DOROTHY (CASLER) PETRIE. She died 8 Aug 1859.

Children, HOOVER:

2 i ALMIRA HOOVER

3 ii MAGDELENA HOOVER

4 iii ELIZABETH HOOVER married RICHARD BISHOP

5 iv PHILO HOOVER

6 v DOROTHY HOOVER

7 vi JACOB HOOVER (twin of JOHN)

8 vii JOHN P. HOOVER (twin of JACOB) married

MARY CATHERINE RYAN

9 viii CAROLINE HOOVER married LUTHER HEMENWAY

10 ix CATHERINE HOOVER

11 x MARY HOOVER

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