Isabella Sturtevant
Isabella Sturtevant (maiden name: Litchfield) was born on July 4, 1810, in Weatherfield, Vermont, to Caleb Litchfield and Betsy Dunbar. Her father was a veteran of the American Revolution. She married Luther Sturtevant, and they had at least two children: Horatio, born around 1839; and John, born on June 15, 1840.
They settled in Keene, New Hampshire, and her husband worked as a farmer and laborer. In 1850, they owned $1,000 of real estate. A decade later, they owned $1,500 of real estate and $500 of personal property, and by 1870, they owned $4,000 of real estate and $1,100 of personal property. Her husband died on February 10, 1872. She remained in Keene, and by 1900, she was living in her daughter-in-law Clara’s household. She died in Keene on July 20, 1905.
DATABASE CONTENT
| (1623) | Sturtevant, Isabella ~ Litchfield, Isabella | 1810-07-04 | 1905-07-20 |
- Conflict Side: Union
- Role: Civilian
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- Gender: Female
- 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
Places - Records: 2
SOURCES
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, and 1900 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; Vermont Phoenix, 28 July 1905.
