Saturday, January 4, 2014

Coventry Family


From New York, Land Records, 1630-1975, Columbia Deeds 1849-1851, vol RR-SS:

Columbia County, New York
6 April 1850


...between Alexander Coventry, Jr. and Catherine E. Coventry, his wife, of the town of Stuyvesant in the county of Columbia and State of New York, parties of the first part....


United States Census, 1850
Event Place: Stuyvesant, Columbia, New York, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander Coventry M 40 New York
Catherine Coventry F 28 Scotland
Steward Coventry M 0 New York


Massachusetts, State Census, 1855
Event Place: Cheshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
  Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander Coventry M 40 New York, United States
Catharine Coventry F 30 Scotland
Emily Coventry F 20 New York, United States
Stewart Coventry M 5 New York, United States
Elizabeth Lowe F 50 Scotland


United States Census, 1870
Event Place: Iowa, United States [Fayette Co.]
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Alexander Coventry M 61y New York
Catherine Coventry F 48y Scotland
Henry Coventry M 20y New York
Geo Smith M 13y Iowa
Elizabeth Low F 17y Scotland


There are Coventrys who are Richmond descendants (Alexander and Rachel (Richmond) Coventry).  Part of this family?  I don't know.


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yes, This Alexander is the son of Alexander Coventry and Rachel Richmond.

Anonymous said...

Their children were: William, Mary (?), Richmond, Rachel, Eliza, Margaret, Phoebe, Nancy (?), Robert, Alexander W., Anges. All born in Columbiaville, New York between 1796-1818.