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Friday, January 23, 2015

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 56: #63, Elizabeth (Putman) Sovereen (1818-1895)

Amy Johnson Crow suggested a weekly blog theme of "52 Ancestors" in her blog post Challenge:  52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks on the No Story Too Small blog.  I am extending this theme in 2015 to 104 Ancestors in 104 Weeks. Here is my ancestor biography for week #55:

Elizabeth Putman (1818-1895)  is #63 on my Ahnentafel list, my third great-grandmother. She married in 1840  to #62 Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907) .



I am descended through:

*  their daughter, 
#31, Mary Jane Sovereen (1841-1874), who married  #30 James Abraham Kemp (1831-1902),in 1861.
*  their daughter #15 Georgianna Kemp (1868-1952), who married #14 Charles Auble (1849-1916) in 1898.
*  their daughter, #7 Emily Kemp Auble (1899-1977) married, #6 Lyle Lawrence Carringer (1891-1976)in 1918. 
* their daughter, #3 Betty Virginia Carringer (1919-2002), who married Frederick Walton Seaver (1911-1983) in 1942.
*  their son, #1 Randall J. Seaver (1943-....)

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1)  PERSON (with source citations as indicated in brackets):


*  Name:                     Elizabeth Putman[1]    
*  Alternate Name:   Elizabeth Sovereen[2,5]
*  Alternate Name:   Eliza Sovereen[3–4]   

*  Alternate Name:   Elisabeth Sovereen[6]

*  Sex:                         Female   

*  Father:                   John Putman (1785-1863)   
*  Mother:                 Sarah Martin (1792-1860)   
  
2)  INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):
  
*  Birth:                     1818, Wayne, Steuben, New York, United States[1]
*  Census:                 1 April 1851 (about age 33), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[2]
*  Census:                 1 April 1861 (about age 43), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[3]
*  Census:                 1 April 1871 (about age 53), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[4]
*  Census:                 1 April 1881 (about age 63), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[5]
*  Census:                 1 April 1891 (about age 73), Windham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada[6]
*  Death:                   17 March 1895 (about age 77), Delhi, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada   
*  Burial:                   after 17 March 1895 (after about age 77), Delhi Cemetery, Delhi, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada1[1]
   
  
3)  SHARED EVENTS (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

*  Spouse 1:               Alexander Sovereen (1814-1907)   
*  Marriage 1:           3 March 1840 (about age 22), Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
*  Child 1:                  Mary Jane Sovereen (1840-1874)   
*  Child 2:                  Frederick Sovereen (1842-1846)   
*  Child 3:                  Rosella Elizabeth Sovereen (1844-1845)   
*  Child 4:                  Amart Ann Sovereen (1846-1849)   
*  Child 5:                  Rachel E. Sovereen (1848-    )   
*  Child 6:                  Gertrude Ann Sovereen (1851-1938)   
*  Child 7:                  Sarah Adelaide Sovereen (1853-1915)   
*  Child 8:                  Nancy Amelia Sovereen (1855-1927)   
*  Child 9:                  Roselia Sovereen (1856-1856)   
*  Child 10:                Valzoria Sovereen (1856-1877)   
*  Child 11:                Hattie I. Sovereen (1859-1919)   
*  Child 12:                Frederick Alexander Sovereen (1861-    )   
*  Child 13:                Addison B. Sovereen (1863-1942)   
*  Child 14:                Wilbert Melvin Sovereen (1867-1940)   
  
4)  NOTES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):   

Mark Putnam provided information about the John and Sarah (Martin) Putman family in Steuben County, New York and Norfolk County, Ontario on his website.  Elizabeth Putman is listed as their fifth child.  The text says:[1]

"She was born in 1818 in NY and married Alexander Sovereign of Fredericksburg, now Delhi, Windham Township, Norfolk Co., Ontario, CAN.  Alexander was the son of Frederick Sovereign and Jane Hutchinson of Delhi.  Alexander died August 15, 1907. Both he and Elizabeth Putman-were buried in the Delhi Cemetery."  

The marriage date (1 March 1840) and place for the wedding of Alexander Sovereen and Eliza Putman was obtained from email correspondence with a now-unknown Sovereen family correspondent with in the mid-1990s.  The email has been lost.  Attempts to find a record have been unsuccessful. 

In the 1851 census for Norfolk County, Ontario, the Alexander Sovereen family resided in Windham township.[2] The household included:

*   Alexander Sovereen - age 40, a farmer,  born in Upper Canada (U.C.), a Baptist
*  Elizabeth Sovereen - age 30, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptist
*  Mary J. Sovereen - age 12, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptist
*  Rachel E. Sovereen - age 6, female, born in Upper Canada, a Baptist

The Alexander Sovereen household was enumerated in the 1861 Census of Canada in Windham township, Norfolk county, Ontario.[3]  The household included:

*  line 33 - Alexander Sovereen - an Innkeeper, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 47, male, married  
*  34 - Eliza Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 43, female, married
*  35 - Mary J. Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 21, female, single
*  36 - Rachael Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 12, female, single, attended school within the year
*  37 - Gertrude Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 10, female, single, attended school within the year
*  38 - Sarah Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 8, female, single, attended school within the year
*  39 Nancy Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 6, female, single, attended school within the year
*  40 - Rozina Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 4, female, single
*  41 - Haty Sovereen - no occupation, born Upper Canada, Baptist religion, resides in Windham, age 3, female, single

 In the 1871 Census of Canada for Norfolk County, Ontario, the family is found in Windham township, North Norfolk District.[4]  The household included:

*  Alexander Sovereen - age 56, a farmer, of German descent, born in Ontario, a Baptist
*  Eliza Sovereen - age 59, born in the U.S
*  Sarah Sovereen - age 18, born in Ontario
*  Nancy Sovereen - age 16, born in Ontario
*  Valarie Sovereen - age 14, born in Ontario 
*  Hattie Sovereen - age 12, born in Ontario
*  Alexander Sovereen - age 8, born in Ontario
*  Wilbur Sovereen - age 3, born in Ontario
*  Peter Putman - age 58, born in the U.S., a laborer of German descent (surely Eliza (Putman) Sovereen's brother).

In the 1881 Census of Canada Records for Norfolk County North, Ontario, this family resided in Windham Township:[5]

*  Alexander Sovereen - male, age 67, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German, occupation Farmer, married.
*  Elizabeth Sovereen - female, age 60, born in U.S., religion Baptist, origin German, married
*  Hetti Sovereen - female, age 22, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German
*  Adison B. Sovereen - male, age 17, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German, occupation Farmer
*  Melvina M. Kemp - female, age 15, born in O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German
*  Wilbert Sovereen - male, age 13, born O[ntario], religion Baptist, origin German

In the 1891 Census of Canada, Norfolk North District, Ontario, this family resided in Windham township:[6]

*  Alexander Sovereen - male, age 76, married, born Ontario, father born United States, mother born Nova Scotia, Baptist religion, occupation farmer, 1 employee, can read and write
*  Elisabeth Sovereen - female, age 72, married, wife, born in United States, father born United States, mother born United States, Baptist religion, can read and write
*  Wilber Sovereen - male, age 23, married, son, born in Ontario, father born in Ontario, mother born Ontario, Baptist religion, can read and write
*  Fannie Sovereen - female, age 20, married, L (in-law?), born in Ontario, father born Ontario, mother born Ontario, C.E. religion, can read and write

The death date and place for Elizabeth (Putman) Sovereen was obtained from the unknown Sovereen correspondent in the 1990s via postal mail.  

The Mark Putnam article indicates that both Elizabeth and Alexander Sovereen are buried in Delhi Cemetery in Delhi, Norfolk County, Ontario.[1] 
 
5)  SOURCES (with source citations as indicated in brackets):

1. Mark R. Putnan, "David Janse Pottman, Also Known as David Potman and Putman," The Putman Family Bulletin (http://www.putmanfamily.org/ : accessed 22 January 2015), page 61, Elizabeth Putman sketch.

2. Census of 1851, Norfolk County, Canada West, District 25, Windham, subdistrict 237, page 35 (stamped), lines 32-35, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1851/index-e.html : accessed 10 March 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada Microfilm C-11741.

3. Census of Canada, 1861, Canada West, Norfolk District, Middleton sub-district, Page 49, Lines 33-41, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1861/index-e.html : accessed 23 August 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada Microfilm C-1052.

4. Census of Canada, 1871, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule #1, district 12, North Norfolk, subdistrict b, Township of Windham, Page 49, Dwelling 174, Family #178, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1871/index-e.html : accessed 10 March 2013); citing Library and Archives Canada Microfilm C-9909.

5. Census of Canada, 1881, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule #1, District 158, Norfolk North, subdistrict C, Township of Windham, page 46, Dwelling #204, Family #225, Alexander Sovereen household ; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1881/index-e.html : accessed 5 March 2013); citing Library and Archives of Canada Microfilm C-13263.


6. Census of Canada, 1891, Norfolk County, Ontario, Schedule No. 1, District 96, North Norfolk, Subdistrict Township of Windham, Division No. 4, Page 9, Family #44, Alexander Sovereen household; digital image, Library and Archives Canada (http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/census-1891/index-e.html : accessed 10 March 2013).

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Note that this completes my third great-grandparents.  We will start the 4th great-grandparents next week.

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