Luther Sturtevant
Luther Sturtevant was born on September 27, 1803, in Keene, New Hampshire, to Luther and Azubah Sturtevant. His father was a farmer who owned $2,000 of real estate in 1850. He grew up in Keene, and he married Isabella Litchfield. They had at least two children: Horatio, born around 1839; and John, born on June 15, 1840. Sturtevant worked as a laborer, and by 1850, he owned $1,000 of real estate. A decade later, he was working as a farmer, and he owned $1,500 of real estate and $500 of personal property. By 1870, his wealth had grown to $4,000 of real estate and $1,100 of personal property. He died of pneumonia in Keene on February 10, 1872.
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| (1622) | Sturtevant, Luther | 1803-09-27 | 1872-02-10 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Male
- Race: White
Documents - Records: 4
- (5589) [recipient] ~ John W. Sturtevant to Luther Sturtevant and Isabella Sturtevant, 8 April 1864
- (5590) [recipient] ~ John W. Sturtevant to Luther Sturtevant and Isabella Sturtevant, 11 April 1864
- (5591) [recipient] ~ John W. Sturtevant to Luther Sturtevant and Isabella Sturtevant, 13 April 1864
- (5592) [recipient] ~ John W. Sturtevant to Luther Sturtevant and Isabella Sturtevant, 12 February 1864
People - Records: 2
- (1622) Sturtevant, Luther is the [parent of] (1616) Sturtevant, John Warner
- (1623) Sturtevant, Isabella is the [wife of] (1622) Sturtevant, Luther
Places - Records: 1
- (601) [birth, death] ~ Keene, Cheshire County, New Hampshire
SOURCES
1850, 1860, and 1870 United States Federal Censuses, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Births and Christenings Index, 1714-1904, available from Ancestry.com; New Hampshire Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947, available from Ancestry.com; Vermont Chronicle, 17 February 1872.
