Levina Rebecca Johnson

F, (6 February 1800 - 10 July 1876)
Father-Biological*Hugh Moore Johnson b. 18 Mar 1768
Mother-Biological*Levina Powers b. 17 Aug 1771
Family Lines
Boudreau Line
Last Edited=29 Jun 2022
Lavinia Rebecca (Johnson) Eddy
     Levina Rebecca Johnson was born on 6 February 1800 at Petersham, Massachusetts. Her birth name was Lavina Johnson, but she always used Rebecca.1,2,3 She was the daughter of Hugh Moore Johnson and Levina Powers. Levina Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Harrington Eddy filed marriage intentions on 12 April 1829 at Charlton, Massachusetts.2

Levina Rebecca Johnson, age 29, married Rufus Harrington Eddy, age 29 , son of Rufus Eddy and Sarah Harrington, on 11 May 1829 at Petersham, Massachusetts.4,2,5 Levina, age 49 years, and Rufus, age 50 years, appeared on the US Census of 1850 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.6 Levina, age 54 years, and Rufus, age 55 years , appeared on the Massachusetts State Census of 1855 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.7 Levina, age 59 years, and Rufus, age 60 years, appeared on the US Census of 1860 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.8 According to the Federal Census in 1865, Levina was a widow.1 Levina, age 64 years, appeared on the US Census of 1865 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.1 Sheappeared on the US Census of 1870 in the household of George Harrington Eddy and Jane Fuller Sherwin at Shutesbury, Massachusetts.9 Levina Rebecca Johnson died on 10 July 1876 at Shutesbury, Massachusetts, at age 76 from old age.10

Compeller's Notes:
Marriage Date: Eddy (1930) gives their marriage date as 12 April, but the actual record clearly shows 11 April.2,5

Children of Levina Rebecca Johnson and Rufus Harrington Eddy

Citations

  1. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. 1865 Massachusetts,, U.S., State Census. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  2. Eddy, Ruth Story Devereux. The Eddy Family in America. Boston: The Eddy Family Association, 1930.
  3. Eddy Family Association. CD-ROM. Santa Cruz, California December 2003.
  4. Systematic History Fund. Vital Records of Petersham, Massachusetts, to the End of the Year 1849. Worcester, Massachusetts: Franklin P. Rice, 1904.
  5. Holbrook Research Institute. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2011.
  6. Census Bureau. 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  7. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., State Census, 1855. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2014.
  8. Census Bureau. 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  9. Census Bureau. 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Provoi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009.
  10. New England Historic Genealogical Society. Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915. Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, 2013.