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Allen Hoxie

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Allen Hoxie

Birth
Sidney, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
Death
26 Feb 1862 (aged 64)
Cooksville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial
Cooksville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA Add to Map
Plot
26-old#13
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Born: 1797 near Sidney, South of Augusta, Maine to Isaac and Amey O'Killey-Hoxie.
Married Olivia Sargent on December 14, 1820, in Orneville, Piscataquis county, Maine (USA).
Allen and Olivia moved in 1825 to Milton, Piscataquis County, Maine.

"In 1842, the land on the west side of Main street of the village was entered from the government by John Cook, one of its early settlers, who gave it the name of Cooksville. The east side of Main street was entered by Daniel Webster, a senator from Massachusetts. Among it's first settlers were John Cook and his brother, Daniel; Allen Hoxie; Charles Howard; John Fisher; Marian Woodbury......."(Early Days IN Cooksville from Pioneer Days of Evansville and Vicinity).

"... 1846, summer of, from Orneville, Maine near Milo "with their six children to Wisconsin and settled in Cooksville". This is unclear as to date, as the previous paragraph states 1842..?
Occupation: 1848-1860 "is listed as a farmer; his farm-land was the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 7, town of Porter" purchased in May 1848.
1851 - Bought house in Waucoma (Cooksville) which burned down.
1861 bought "the house next door, . Lot 4" and that is where he passed on in 1862. He was buried in the Waucoma Cemetery (now Cooksville Cemetery).
His widow Oliva lived in this house with her sister Persis Sargent until Oliva's passing.

From The Home Of The Dead by Isaac A. Hoxie: "It was to the southeastern corner under embowering pines and matted foliage my attention was particularly directed. Here I found an unpretentious slab bearing the chiseled name of my father, Allen Hoxie...with this further beautiful inscription: "My faith is knowledge now"."
Born: 1797 near Sidney, South of Augusta, Maine to Isaac and Amey O'Killey-Hoxie.
Married Olivia Sargent on December 14, 1820, in Orneville, Piscataquis county, Maine (USA).
Allen and Olivia moved in 1825 to Milton, Piscataquis County, Maine.

"In 1842, the land on the west side of Main street of the village was entered from the government by John Cook, one of its early settlers, who gave it the name of Cooksville. The east side of Main street was entered by Daniel Webster, a senator from Massachusetts. Among it's first settlers were John Cook and his brother, Daniel; Allen Hoxie; Charles Howard; John Fisher; Marian Woodbury......."(Early Days IN Cooksville from Pioneer Days of Evansville and Vicinity).

"... 1846, summer of, from Orneville, Maine near Milo "with their six children to Wisconsin and settled in Cooksville". This is unclear as to date, as the previous paragraph states 1842..?
Occupation: 1848-1860 "is listed as a farmer; his farm-land was the SE 1/4 NW 1/4 Sec 7, town of Porter" purchased in May 1848.
1851 - Bought house in Waucoma (Cooksville) which burned down.
1861 bought "the house next door, . Lot 4" and that is where he passed on in 1862. He was buried in the Waucoma Cemetery (now Cooksville Cemetery).
His widow Oliva lived in this house with her sister Persis Sargent until Oliva's passing.

From The Home Of The Dead by Isaac A. Hoxie: "It was to the southeastern corner under embowering pines and matted foliage my attention was particularly directed. Here I found an unpretentious slab bearing the chiseled name of my father, Allen Hoxie...with this further beautiful inscription: "My faith is knowledge now"."

Inscription

Smaller stone: " A. H."
Larger marker: "Allen Hoxie, Died Feb. 26. 1862, Aged 65 years.
"My Faith Is Knowledge Now"



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  • Maintained by: Coxie
  • Originally Created by: Number1
  • Added: Jun 20, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27704730/allen-hoxie: accessed ), memorial page for Allen Hoxie (11 Apr 1797–26 Feb 1862), Find a Grave Memorial ID 27704730, citing Cooksville Cemetery, Cooksville, Rock County, Wisconsin, USA; Maintained by Coxie (contributor 47688382).