SUMNER, Lucy

1814 - 1891  (76 years)

• Name	SUMNER, Lucy
  Birth	10 Jul 1814	Westport, Essex, New York, United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census (desc)	1850	East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  Census (desc)	1860	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States
  Census (desc)	1870	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States
  Census (desc)	1880	Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States
  	living with her son, George
  Widowed	14 Jul 1889
  _COLOR	8
  _UID	BB4E04306883464F9C534C15B21436AEB762
  Death	30 Mar 1891	Branch Township, Branch, Michigan, United States   [1]
  Burial	Litchfield Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan   [2]
  	Address: Todd Town Cemetery
  Person ID	I350	Our Ancestry
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2017

  
  

  Father	SUMNER, Harvey,   b. 24 Sep 1772, Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, United States d. 1845, Elkhart, Elkhart, Indiana, United States (Age 72 years)
  Mother	SHERWIN, Sarah,   b. 27 Oct 1783, Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States d. 30 Sep 1827, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	6 May 1804	Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States   [3, 4]
  Family ID	F356	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	MCVAY, Martin,   b. 17 Sep 1806, Morris Township, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States d. 14 Jul 1889, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	7 Nov 1830	Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States   [5]
  	Address: Euclid Township
  Children	1. MCVAY, Eddy,   b. 1 Oct 1831, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 11 Feb 1920, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 88 years) + 2. MCVAY, Harvey,   b. 12 Aug 1833, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 14 Feb 1924, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 90 years)   3. MCVAY, Peter,   b. 6 Dec 1837, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 13 Jun 1858, Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 20 years) + 4. MCVAY, Harriet,   b. 1838, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 1914 (Age 76 years) + 5. MCVAY, George Douglas,   b. 5 Dec 1839, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 25 Aug 1900, Jasper Township, Midland, Michigan, United States (Age 60 years)   6. MCVAY, James Martin,   b. 12 Jan 1842, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States d. 11 Sep 1910, Butler Township, Branch, Michigan, United States (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F138	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Jul 1814 - Westport, Essex, New York, United States Marriage - Address: Euclid Township - 7 Nov 1830 - Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Census (desc) - 1850 - East Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Census (desc) - 1860 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Census (desc) - 1870 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Census (desc) - living with her son, George - 1880 - Quincy Township, Branch, Michigan, United States Burial - Address: Todd Town Cemetery - - Litchfield Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Lucy Sumner was born in Westport, Essex Co., NY, which is located on the west shore of Lake Champlain. Her parents moved to Cleveland, OH when she was about 8 years old. According to her obit., she joined the Methodist Church near her home at age 15. When she was 16 years old, she married Martin McVay. Martin and Lucy and their family moved to the Quincy area in Branch Co. in 1857. She lived a Christian life. The funeral was held at the Todd Town School house, and she was buried in the cemetary located in back of the school

  
  

• Sources

  [S30] Obituary, The Quincy Herald, April 3, 1891. [S7] Gravestone. [S423] LDS Ancestral File, Hartland, VT Town Records, LDS film #0028345. [S117] Marriage Record, VT Public Records, Montpelier, VT Vol. 2, pg. 96. [S117] Marriage Record, Ohio, Vol. 1-6, Bk. III.