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Peter Delva

Peter Delva

Male 1744 - 1807  (63 years)

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  • Name Peter Delva 
    Birth 1744  Holland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 17, 19, 20] 
    Immigration Abt 1752 (Age 8)  [7, 11, 16, 17, 20] 
     
    • Peter Delvee emigrated circa 1752 from Holland. As a small boy, he accompanied his parents and a younger brother to the New World. On the voyage, his mother died, not an uncommon occurrence in those days. Upon reaching this shore, his father soon died leaving Peter and his brother orphans. Peter was placed with a family in Oxford, Massachusetts. His brother was also placed, but here he disappears into history. To date, no trace of him has been found.
    Residence 1767 (Age 23)  Delvee Homestead, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20] 
    Military 1777 (Age 33)  [13] 
    Census 1790 (Age 46)  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1798 (Age 54)  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1800 (Age 56)  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Death 23 Feb 1807  Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20] 
    • His death was recorded in Jonathan Blake's diary
    Death Record of Peter Delva    		 Death Record of Peter Delva
    Burial —  Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 8] 
    Gravestone of Peter Delvee    		 Gravestone of Peter Delvee
    Mr. Peter Delvee
    23 Feb. 1807
    in his 63 yr.
    Each one who walks the solemn road,
    behold my body here;
    prepare to stand before your God
    and see my spirit there.
    Person ID I1 
    Last Modified 8 Dec 2021 

    Family Lucy Town,   b. 2 Nov 1744, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 May 1824, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Intentions 7 Jun 1766  Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marriage License 14 Jun 1766  Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Marriage 10 Jul 1766  Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 11, 12, 16, 17, 19, 20] 
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 22 years and 7 months - She : 21 years and 8 months. 
    Children 
    +1. Bathsheba Delvee,   b. 14 Nov 1766, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1858, Windham, Windham County, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    +2. Lucy Delvee,   b. 8 Oct 1768, Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1818, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    +3. Jonathan Delvee,   b. 21 Aug 1770, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1850, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    +4. Mary "Polly" Delvee,   b. 4 May 1773, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 May 1851, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +5. Hannah Delvee,   b. 6 Apr 1776, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Dec 1805, Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
     6. Abigail "Nabby" Delvee,   b. 22 Jun 1780, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1824, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 43 years)
     7. Samuel Town Delvee,   b. 18 May 1784, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. After 1790 (Age 6 years)
    Family ID F1  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2020 

  • Notes 
    • Parents: One reference gives Jonathan as the father of Peter Delva. No sources were given, nor have I found any other references. [17]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1744 - Holland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Intentions - 7 Jun 1766 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage License - 14 Jun 1766 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 10 Jul 1766 - Charlton, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Bathsheba Delvee - 14 Nov 1766 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1767 - Delvee Homestead, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Lucy Delvee - 8 Oct 1768 - Oxford, Worcester County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Jonathan Delvee - 21 Aug 1770 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Mary "Polly" Delvee - 4 May 1773 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Hannah Delvee - 6 Apr 1776 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Abigail "Nabby" Delvee - 22 Jun 1780 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Samuel Town Delvee - 18 May 1784 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1790 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1798 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1800 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 Feb 1807 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - — - Warwick Cemetery, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts. USA Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Gravestones of Peter and Lucy (Town) Delva    		Gravestones of Peter and Lucy (Town) Delva

  • Sources 
    1. [S710] 1790 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010).
      Year: 1790; Census Place: Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 633; Image: 688; Family History Library Film: 0568144

    2. [S393] 1800 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010).
      Year: 1800; Census Place: Warwick, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 15; Page: 1208; Image: 40; Family History Library Film: 205614

    3. [S362] Amidon, Ryan M. Warwick Cemetery, Franklin County, Massachusetts, Rt. 78, (Gardner, Massachusetts: manuscript, 2001).

    4. [S132] Bailey. Frederic W. Early Massachusetts Marriages Prior to 1800 - Worcester County, (New Haven, Connecticut: Bureau of American Ancestry, 1897).

    5. [S706] Blake, Jonathan. History of the Town of Warwick, Massachussetts, from its First Settlement to 1854, (Boston: Noyes, Holmes, and Company, 1854).

    6. [S10] Daniels, George F. History of Oxford, Massachusetts, (Oxford, Massachusetts: by the author, 1892).

    7. [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988).

    8. [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.).

    9. [S85] Fiske, Arthur D. Cemetery Inscriptions of Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts to 1865, (Seattle, Washington: Fiske Genealogical Foundation, 1985).

    10. [S994] Gravestone Inscription.

    11. [S189] Lint, A Ann. Descendants of Peter Delvee, (Willoughby, Ohio: mansuscript, 23 June 1999).

    12. [S752] Massachusetts Marriages, 1633-1850, (Database. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 6 February 2020).

    13. [S7] Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War, (Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company, 1898).

    14. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).
      The Purpose of Marriage of Lucy Town and Pete Delva

    15. [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011).

    16. [S52] Muse, Jeanne. Delvey Family Group Sheets, (Asheville, North Carolina: manuscript, 20 August 1995).

    17. [S152] Patterson, Shirley Drury. The Tale of Bathsheba Woods and Bathsheba Moore Woods, (Towne Family Association, About Town, volume XV, number 1, March 1995).

    18. [S217] Marriages and Deaths Copied from Warwick, Massachusetts Records, Verry, Edith. Marriages and Deaths Copied from Warwick, Massachusetts Records, (manuscript, 1966).

    19. [S3] Ward, Edith. Decent of Lawrence C. Ward, (New York: manuscript, c 1970).

    20. [S2] Whitney, Anna E. Delva. The Name "Delvar", (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, c 1968).


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