John Longeway

M, b. 7 August 1824, d. 14 December 1895
FatherAugustus Longeway b. 2 Jan 1793, d. 20 Jun 1874
MotherNancy Covey b. 29 Mar 1801, d. 15 Jun 1855
Relationship1st cousin 5 times removed of Pamela Joyce Wood
     John Longeway was born on 7 August 1824 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec.1 He was the son of Augustus Longeway and Nancy Covey. John Longeway was baptized on 24 April 1825 at Noyan, Missisquoi Co, Quebec.1 He married Anna S. Maginnis before 1853.2 John Longeway died on 14 December 1895 at Chicopee, Hampden Co, Massachusetts, at age 71; A newspaper clipping says he died at his home in West Derby on Jan 25: "He leaves to mourn his loss, a wife and two sons, two sinsters [sic] and four brothers, besides many relatives and friends." MA Vital records shows he died in Chicopee on 14 Dec 1895 of heart disease, son of Augustus Longeway and Nancy Covey.3,4
     He appeared on the census of 25 June 1870 at Derby, Orleans Co, Vermont; John Longway, 45, brickmason, Ann, 41, both b. Canada, John, 17, Luiza, 12, b. b. NY, and Edward H., 7, b. VT.2 He appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Chicopee, Hampden Co, Massachusetts; John Longeway, 53, brickmason, b. Canada, S. Anna, 49, b. England, Loisa, 21 b. NY, Edmund, 17, b. VT, as well as five boarders.5

Family

Anna S. Maginnis b. c 1830, d. 29 May 1887
Marriage*He married Anna S. Maginnis before 1853.2 
Children
Last Edited2 Jan 2008

Citations

  1. [S40] Caldwells' & Christie's Manor Ang 1815-1831;, M-128.42.
  2. [S209] 1870 US Federal Census , Vermont, Orleans Co, Derby. Roll: M593_1623; Page: 108. Household of John Longway.
  3. [S747] Karen Wilson, "Covey and Longeway Families", Info from a newspaper clipping.
  4. [S688] NEHGS - MA VR 1841-1910, online at http://www.newenglandancestors.org/research/Database/…, Chicopee, 1895, Volume; 454; Page: 680; Death of John Longeway.
  5. [S87] 1880 US Census, Massachusetts, Hampden Co, Chicopee. FHL Film #1254534; NA Film #T9-0534; Page 240B. Household of John Longeway.