Rev Daniel Lovejoy

• BIRTH 31 Mar 1776 Amherst, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
• DEATH 11 Aug 1833 (aged 57) Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, USA
• BURIAL Lovejoy Cemetery, Albion, Kennebec County, Maine, USA, MEMORIAL ID 40428083, Photos by agnawkneemuss

Daniel Lovejoy was the first town clerk of Albion as well as a Congregational minister. He left home in Albion at about age 19 and went to study for the ministry with Elijah Parish of Byfield, MA. He was a "circuit minister," traveling to towns such as Canaan, Freedom, Unity, Burnham and other towns in the 25 Mile Pond area, Palmyra, Pittsfield, Vassalboro and others doing missionary work. He is listed in the Colby College Alumni Record as having been an honorary graduate in 1825.

He died August 11, 1833 and is buried in the Lovejoy Cemetery overlooking Lovejoy Pond, with his mother and father. An alternate date of death is 11 Oct. 1833, per "The Lovejoy Genealogy, 1460-1930," Clarence Earle Lovejoy, 1930 and "Albion on the Narrow Gauge," Ruth Crosby Wiggin, 1964.

Parents
Rev. Francis Lovejoy 10/30/1734 Andover, Maine d.1818
Mary Bancroft Lovejoy 8/2/1742 Reading, MA d. 1792

Spouse
Elizabeth "Betsey" Gordon Pattee Lovejoy b. 2/8/1772 Georgetown, Maine d.1857 m. 9/20/1801 Fairfax, Maine (now Albion, Maine)

Siblings
Lucy Lovejoy Brackett 1778–1858
Luke Lovejoy 1780–1780
Abial Lovejoy 1783–1785

Children
Elijah Parish (Rev.) Lovejoy b: 9 NOV 1802 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine d. 1837
Daniel Lovejoy , Jr b: 23 FEB 1804 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine
Joseph Cammett (Rev.) Lovejoy b: 26 JUL 1805 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine d. 1871
Owen Lovejoy b: 9 JUL 1807 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine
Sybil Pattee Lovejoy b: 20 JAN 1809 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine d.1857
Owen C. (Rev.) Lovejoy b: 6 JAN 1811 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine d.1810
Son Lovejoy b: 9 JUN 1813 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine
Elizabeth Gordon Lovejoy b: 27 MAY 1815 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine d.1893
John Ellingwood Lovejoy b: 13 OCT 1817 in Albion, Kennebec Co., Maine d. 1891

References

[1] MyHeritage Match via son Owen Lovejoy by SmartCopy: Sep 6 2014, 4:09:04 UTC

[2] https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40428083/daniel-lovejoy