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Birth:          Feb 1812 Montezuma, Cayuga Co., N.Y.
Death:          7 Aug 1865 Syracuse, N.Y.
Cause of Death: dysentery
Burial:         Oakwood Cemetery, Syracuse, N.Y.

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info on ancestry.com from David Percy Blodgett
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1860 in Syracuse, N.Y. canal superintendent
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1st wife was Julia Raynor - 2 children - Julia Raynor Hovey & Frances E. Hovey.
2nd wife was Hester Frances Noxon - 4 children - Mary Frances Hovey, Alfred Hovey, 
Howard Hovey & Caroline Longstreet Hovey Comstock.

Obituary:

Syracuse, New York
The Syracuse Daily Journal newspaper
Monday evening, August 7, 1865
Page 4. Column 2

 The Hon. Alfred H. Hovey, who for many years was identified with leading business 
interests here, died this morning at half-past seven o'clock at his residence on Church 
street, after an illness of dysentery lasting but five days. He was not considered in a 
dangerous condition until Saturday evening last, since which time he has rapidly 
failed. He was fifty-three years old in February last. The funeral services will take 
place from the last residence of deceased, on Church street, at its junction with 
Genesee street, on Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock.
 Mr. Hovey was born at Montezuma, Cayuga county, and came to this city to reside in 
1834, and was first engaged in business here as a clerk to Mr. B. F. Colvin, Canal 
Collector. He next took the position of Teller of the Onondaga County Bank, which he 
held for some years. Subsequently he was extensively engaged in canal forwarding, 
and was the manager of the "New Oswego Line." He was also a partner in the 
forwarding house of Crawford and Hovey, at Oswego. He was the third Mayor of this 
city, to which position he was elected by the Democratic party in 1850. He is the 
second of the ex-Mayors of this city who have departed this life. Mr. Hovey was the 
candidate of the Democratic and American parties at several times, for the offices of 
State Senator and member of the Assembly, but was not elected. He was also strongly 
urged for the Republican nomination for Canal Commissioner in 1860, and again for 
appointment to that position by the legislature in the winter of 1861. Mr. Hovey 
possessed natural abilities of a high order and his business capacity was excellent. He 
was an earnest and forcible speaker and writer. He has not enjoyed good health for 
several years, and he fell a quick victim to the insidious disease which caused his 
death. He was twice married, and his second wife, a daughter of B. Davis Noxon, 
Esq., and several children, survive him. Mrs. B. F. Colvin is a sister of deceased, and 
his first wife was a sister of Messrs. Harry, Willett and George Raynor.
 For two years past, Mr. Hovey has been connected with the Salina and Geddes street 
Railways, and at different times has been Superintendent of these roads. In politics, 
he has acted with Republican and Union parties, since 1859. His death will be 
lamented by a wide circle of warm personal friends.trs by a previous marriage, Juliet b 
1841, Frances b 1849

Parents
HOVEY Alfred (1779 - 24 Mar 1854)
BROWN Oril (3 Oct 1784 - 11 Dec 1814)

Siblings
HOVEY Alonzo (EST 1810 - )
HOVEY Frances (EST 1811 - )
HOVEY Alfred Howard (Feb 1812 - 7 Aug 1865)

Marriage To RAYNOR Julia (1818 - 4 Apr 1850)
    m.  

Notes

Parents
RAYNOR Jacob ()
STEVENS Elizabeth ()

Children by RAYNOR Julia 1818 - 4 Apr 1850
HOVEY Julia Raynor (1842 - 5 Mar 1917)
HOVEY Frances E. (1850 - 7 Sep 1865)

Marriage To NOXON Hester Frances (22 Sep 1822 - 2 Feb 1875)
    m. Dec 1852 Syracuse, N.Y.

Notes

Parents
NOXON Bartholomew Davis ()
VAN KLEECK Sally Ann ()

Children by NOXON Hester Frances 22 Sep 1822 - 2 Feb 1875
HOVEY Mary Frances (14 Jan 1854 - 27 Nov 1947)
HOVEY Alfred (1857 - 26 Aug 1858)
HOVEY Howard (Sep 1858 - 22 Jun 1941)
HOVEY Caroline Longstreet (12 Jun 1862 - 31 Mar 1896)

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