Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File R. 6473, for Jacob Lovejoy, New Hampshire
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(3 - 1776)
SERVICE
N. H.

Lovejoy, Jacob
Elizabeth
NUMBER
R.6473

CONTENTS
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Children of Jacob Lovejoy & Elizabeth Lovejoy
Decr Acts June 7
1832 & July 7 1838
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State of New Hampshire 
County of Grafton
On this twenty fourth day of
June 1856. before the Subscriber
a Justice of the Peace in and for said
County personally appeared
Olive Pierce of Hebron in said
County aged Seventy six years who
being duly sworn according to
Law doth on her oath make
the following declaration in order
to obtain the benefit of the act of
June 7, 1832. and July 7, 1838 and
various acts of Congress. that she is a
child of Jacob Lovejoy deceased who
served in the army of the Revolution as follows as she is informed and believes
That he resided in
Hebron N. H. and entered
the army from that place in May 1776
under
Lt. Stearns in Col David Wobters
Regt New Hampshire Militia
and served as a Drummer Six
mos that in July of the same year
he enlisted again in Capt Houses
Company
Col. Baldwins Regt as
Drummer and served seven
months that he applied for a pension
under act of June 7.
1832 from
Grafton Co N. H. but was unable
to make proof.
that he died with
out
having received a pension at
Hebron, N.H. on
twentieth
day of
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June 1841, leaving a widow
him surviving whose name was Elizabeth
Lovejoy to whom he was married
Hollis in the Town of Hollis
N.H. on the Seventh day of Febry 1773 Her maiden name was Elizabeth Baxter, and
she lived with him as his wife until
his death, the survived him and
remained a widow until the 13th day of
April - 1847, when she died in
the Town of Hebron aforesaid to
her surviving the following children
Olive Pierce, Phineas Lovejoy,
and Isaac Lovejoy and
they are the only surviving child
en of said marriage and of said Elizabeth
Lovejoy and are all
claim any arrears
of full age they
they may be entitled
of Pensions they may be entitled
Olive Pierce

Sworn and subscribed to before
me the day and year first above
mentioned and I certify that Deponents
personally known to me as the individual described
in and who has executed the foregoing
declaration her statements are entititled
to credit
N. S. Berry
Justice Peace
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personally known to me as the individual described
in and who has executed the foregoing
declaration & her statements are
titled to credit
N. S. Berry
Justice Peace


The State of New-Hampshire
County S.
I, J. D. SLEEPER, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
within and for the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire, do hereby certify
that N. Y. Berry
Esquire, before whom the
foregoing and annexed affidavit
was
taken, was at the time of taking the same, a Justice of the Peace within and for said
County of Grafton, duly commissioned and sworn, and to all whose official acts as
credit are due, and that the foregoing signature purporting to be his is genuine as I
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed the Seal of said Court, at
Haverhill, this twenty fifth
day of June A. D. 1856
J D Sleeper
Clerk.
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Jacob Lovejoy
June 7 1832
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Sept 23 1776 to Dec 1/1776
State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss.

On this 12th day of November A.D 1834
personally appeared
in open Court before the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas now sitting, Jacob Lovejoy
a resident of Hebron in said County and
said State aged 82 years, who being first duly
sworn according to law, doth on his oath make 
the following declaration in order to obtain the
benefit of the Act of Congress, passed June 7th
AD 1832-
That he entered the service of the United States
under the following named officers, and served
as herein stated. that he enlisted in the year
AD1776 sometime in the month of May, as near
as he can recollect the middle of the month
into the Company commanded by Lieut Stearns
David Col. William Webster's Regt and marched to Haverhill New Hampshire where the company was
stationed for the purpose of protecting the inhabitants against the Indians, during his stay there
assisted in building three or four small forts
near Connecticut River, was marched on
with the Company into Vermont as far as
Peacham for the purpose of protecting the inhabitants & driving back the Indians, after
serving six weeks, the last of June returned
home to Hebron. That he again enlisted the
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first of July the same year into the Company
commanded by Capt House, he thinks
Baldwin's Regt, as a drummer was marched
down Connecticutt River as far as Hartford
there waited some time for the arival of other
troops, then marched for White Plains,
and was present in the Battle - after the Battle, he was employed
in building Chinneys in the Barracks,
built thirteen stack - was discharged and
returned home some time after the commencement of cold weather remembers that the
ground was hand frosen, but the days
not recollect, thinks in the month of
December - making in the whole seven
months - that he was born in Hollis
N. Hampshire D. 1752, his birth was recorded
in the town Books of said Hollis, when
he enlisted was living where he now
lives in said Hebron - he entered the
service as a volunteer-- did not receive
any written discharge, that he has no
documentary evidence and that he knows
of no person whose testimony he can procure
who can testify to his services except the
deposition annexed. He hereby relinqushes
every claim whatever to a pension or annuity
except the present and declares that his
name is not on the Pension Roll of the agency
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of any state-- he refers to Edward Webber a
Clergyman residing in Rumsy & to Jonathan Morse
Hebron aforesaid, who can testify as to his
character for veracity, and their belief of his
services as a solder of the Revolution-
Jacob Lovejoy
Sworn to and subscribed the day and
year aforesaid
J. P. Webster Clk

We Edward Webber a Clergyman residing in my
in said County Justice of the peace and
Jonathan Morse both residing in Hebron
aforesaid hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jacob Lovejoy, who has subscribed
and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe
him to be eighty two years of age; that he is reputed
and believed in the neighborhood where he resides,
to have been a soldier of the Revolution and that
we concur in that opinion-- Edward Webber
sworn and subscribed the year and
day aforesaid
Jonathan Thorp

and the said Court do hereby declare their
opinion, after the investigation of the matter
and after putting the interrogatories prescribed
by the War department, that the above named
applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and
served as he states. And the Court further
certifies, that it appears to them that were
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Webber who has signed the foregoing certificate is a Clergyman
residing in Rumney and Jonathan Morse
who has also signed the same an both resident
of Hebron aforesaid and are credible persons
and that their statement is entitled to credit-
I Stephen P. Webster
Clerk of the said Court of
Common Pleas do hereby certify that the
foregoing contains the original proceedings
of the said Court, in the matter of the application
of Jacob Lovejoy for a pension
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In testimony whereof I have hereunto
set my hand and seal of office this 12 day
of November AD 1834
J.P. Webster Clerk
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I John Hazelton of Newhampshire, in the County
of Grafton, on oath do testify and say that I was a
private soldier in the company commanded by Lieut
Sterns, Col. David Webster's Regt in the year 1776, in
the war of the Revolution, and was stationed at
Haverhill in said New Hampshire and do know
that one Lovejoy, who has signed the declaration to which this is annexed was there and served
as a private in said Company, that he served six
weeks as near as I can recollect, was discharged
and returned home, I think with me to Hebron
John Haselton

Hebron Novr 10th. 1834

State of New Hampshire
Grafton ss
November 10th 1834 Then the above named John
Hazelton who is personally known to me, personally
came, and made oath in due form of Law to the truth
of the above written deposition by him subscribed in my
presence - I do also certify that said John Hazelton is
believed by me to be a credible witness-
Robert Burns Jus. Peace 
I certify that I am a Justice of the Peace and
am a member of Congress
and in commission
& that the above deposition
was taken before me
Robert Burns Jus Peace
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Recvd proof of the marriage of Jacob Lovejoy
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Copy of the record of
marriage of Jacob Lovejoy
Jacob Lovejoy & Elisabeth
Baxter both of Hollis
were married February
seventh seventeen hundred
seventy three
Rev Daniel Emerson
I certify that the
above is a true copy of the
record of the marriage,
of Jacob Lovejoy and Eliz
abeth Bayler with the
exception as follows, which
is in fair legible figures
Feb.7th 1773
Joseph E. Smith Town Clerk
Hollis NH.
April 15th 1837
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children of
Jacob Lovejoy &
Elizabeth Lovejoy N. H. 
Act June 7, 1832 &
July 7. 1838.-


J.D. Woodward atty
Plattsburg
N. York
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Plattsburg NY. April 27. 1857

Sir
I enclose the application of
the children of Jacob Lovejoy of NH
whose claim under the act of June 7, 1832
was suspended
for want of Evidence which is now furnished.
Respectfully yours
J. D. Woodward,
Howe Geo C. Whiting
Comr of Pensions
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Pittsburg NY June 30/55

Sir
I enclose a power from one of the 
children of Jacob Lovejoy of N.H. Decd
and wish you would send me from
his declaration a memorandum of services
for which he claims a pension, and
a statement of the objections against
an allowance of his claim
on such
information as you deem proper to
Communicate
Respectfully James
J.D. Woodward


Hon L. P. Waldo
Court of Pensions,
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Oliver Pierce N.H.
Child of Jacob Lovejoy
NY Act 1832
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State of New Hampshire County of Grafton ss
On this nineteenth day of March
1855 before the subscriber a Justice of the
Peace in and for said County personally appeared Olive Pierce
a resident
of the town of Hebron
in said County aged seventy five years and
made oath according to law that she is directly interested in a claim against the United States for certain arrears
or increase of pension, supposed to be due to him as one of the children of Jacob
Lovejoy deceased who applied for a pension act 1832 from
and she hereby appoints J. DOUGLAS WOODWARD, Counsellor at Law, of Plattsburg, N. Y., his Attorney to prosecute
said claim, and examine all papers and documents in relation thereto, on file in any of the Departments at
Washington City or elsewhere, and to receive from the officer authorised to issue the same, a certificate for
any arrears or increase of pension to which Deponent may be entitled, and to do all other acts and things in
and about obtaining such arrears or increase of pension as Deponent might or could do, were the personally
present at the doing thereof; and she hereby revoke all former powers if any inconsistent with the above, and
authorizes her said Attorney to appoint Attorneys, one or more, under him, for any or all the purposes aforesaid,
hereby ratifying and confirming whatsoever Deponent's said Attorney or those appointed under him shall lawfully
do or cause to be done in the premises. In witness whereof the said Deponent has hereunto set his hand
and seal the day and year first above written.
In the presence of Chas. W. Powers
N. S. Berry
Olive Pierce

Sworn to, Subscribed and Acknowledged, before me, on the day and year first above mentioned, and I believe
the Deponent to be directly interested in the claim above mentioned, and the identical person therein alleged and
described, and I have no interest in the result of said claim and am not concerned in its prosecution.
A. S. Berry
Justice Peace.
State of

County of
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55. I, the subscriber, Clerk of
said County, certify that
before whom the above affidavit and Power
was sworn and acknowledged on the
day of
185 was
at said time a Justice of the Peace in and for said County duly qualified, and that I verily believe his signature
above written to be genuine; and I have no interest in the result of the claim to which the foregoing paper relates
, and am not concerned in its prosecution. Witness my hand and official seal at
in said County this
day of
( L. S. )
Clerk.
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DR. LOVEJOY, B. S., E. E.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEER.
NIAGARA FALLS.
NEW YORK.
 
[Stamp] 
To Clef
Action
MAR 14 1902
COMMISSIONER

Mar 12 1902.

Hon.H. Clay Evans

Dear Sir: --
Under date of Mar 25 1901, I had the honor
you, requesting such data from the records of your office as might be
obtained regarding those of the name of Lovejoy who have
the military at various times, for the purpose of embody in
pertinent of such records in a history of the Lovejoy Family, upon which 
I am working. I have since learned through the kind offices of Senator
O. H. Platt, of Conn. that it is possible for you to give
a portion of such information as I wish for this purpose, and I shall
be greatly indebted to you for copies of whatever records as you may
feel it expedient to give, as indicated in your letter to Senator Platt
dated Feb 25 1902. The records under your car
re are of very great value
to the genealogist, and I appreciate deeply your kindness in making this concession.
Believe me sir --
Yours most respectfully,
L. R. Lovejoy
Compiler of the
LOVEOY GENEALOGY.
 
[Stamp] U.S. PENSION OFFICE H MAR 13 1902

[Stamp] MAR 1902 COMMISSIONER

Furnish [illegible] 9and data0 Lovejoy in the Revolutionary War
[illegible] Comm
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Secy of N.H.
Proof of Service
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State of New Hampshire
SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE.
I DO HEREBY CERTIFY, That from an examination
of the Books and Documents, relating to Military Services
in the war of the Revolution, which remain in this office, it
appears that the name of Jacob Lovejoy
is borne upon the
John Houses
Vol. 5. Pages 33 & 34
Muster Roll of Capt. John Heardes  Company,
in Col Baldwin's Regiment,
  We the subscribers
Officers & Soldiers do acknowledge the we have
received of majr Bellows and Esq. one of the paymaster of
said Regiment the several sums perfixed to our names
Mens Names ""Jacob Lovejoy""Rank D
own names ""Cocher Bounty C. Travel Billing
2.11.4 Sum total" 8.11.4 -
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said State, this
Sixteenth day of June 1856
Lemuel N. Pattee Secretary of State
P.S. No date appears in the above all, but Rolls before & after date 1776.
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6473
Jacob Lovejoy
N. Hampshire
act 7 June 1832
Rejected Sec Letter to 
Hon. R Burns H.R.
J.D. Woodward July 7 1855

1852
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mch 17-1902
D. R. Lovejoy Niagara Falls NY

[stamp] REJECTED

Ex'r.
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OLD WAR.
No. 6473
Jac
P. O.
Enlisted:
Discharged:
Act of
rel, 1073.
 
Jacob Lovejoy
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Service: Revolutionary
Application filed:
lleges:
Re-enlisted:
Attorney:
P.
O.
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