Clover Family Research Compendium
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Abraham
or Abram Clover of England and New York
Abram Clover was born in England and appears to have come to America between 1826 and 1830. He probably died just before 1850. His widow, Jane, is in the 1850 census of Lewis County. His children are mostly in Lewis County. Abram was born between 1790 and 1800 according to the 1830 census. According to John's obituary, his mother was Jane Pay so I am sure this is the right marriage.
Abraham Clover married Jane Pay, 17 December 1824, Kennington, Kent, England [Source: https://familysearch.org England Marriages]
Abraham Clover, born 5 April 1795, Willesborough, Kent, England, son of John Clover and Elizabeth. [Source: https://familysearch.org
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975] Kennington and Wellesborouogh are close together. According to wikipedia.com, they are now both suburbs of Ashford.
The following obituary was sent to me by someone with access to church records. I was not clear what they were.
Abraham Clover : His obituary shows that Abraham Clover was born at Ashford, in Kent County, England. He was about 49 years old at his death, in 1849. He was apparently a member of the church at Turin at the time of his death. He left a widow and eight children.
Mrs. Jane Clover
DIED---In Constableville, N. Y., January 6, 1881, Mrs. Jane Clover, aged seventy-four years. Sister Clover had for more than fifty years been associated with the people of God. Her attachment to her family and friends was strong and abiding, her piety fervent yet unassuming, and her last days marked by a quiet, peaceful trust and hope, and a warm desire to depart and be with Christ.
The hour of her burial was improved by the writer from Psalm cxvi. 15: "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints."
C. Bailey.
Signs of the Times, Middletown, N. Y., Vol. 49, Feb 1, 1881, p. 36.
On the website for Lewis Co., NY, his name appears as part of a presbytery which organized a new church at Lowville.
Church and Family History Research Assistance for Lewis County, New York
CHURCHES:
WEST TURIN (1834)
The West Turin Church was formed by members who withdrew from the Turin Church, in 1834, under very trying circumstances. Charges were brought against about twenty members, who refused to fellowship the churches of the Black River Association because it had adopted the modern mission system. These twenty members claimed the identity of the church, and soon increased to forty in number. A detailed account of the trouble is given in the Signs of the Times, 1834, pp. 232-237.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Carter, Clark, Cone, Kentnen, Lyman, Miller, Myers, Payne, Rayan, Salmon, Tolles, Webb (very incomplete list due to loss of records).
EBENEZER (1836)
Ebenezer, at Lowville, was organized into a distinct church on Monday, July 11, 1836, by about 25 or 30 brethren and sisters who had been dismissed for that purpose from the West Turin Church, of which Elder Martin Salmon was pastor. The presbytery was composed of Elder Martin Salmon and Bro. Enoch Lyman from West Turin Church; Bro. Abraham Clover from Ebenezer Church at Utica; and Elder Gilbert Beebe from New Vernon Church. Elder Evan J. Williams was chosen as pastor.
Much of my information about this family comes from the following obituary.
From Fulton County, New York Newspaper Website:
Lowville, New York Journal Republican 1918---Constableville
Sunday, January 6th, at his home in this village, at 5 o'clock PM, occurred the death of John Clover, after an illness which confined him to the house for the past three weeks. He was born in Utica, 2 April 1832, the son of Abraham and Jane Pay Clover. When a boy with his parents, he removed to West Turin. In 1853, he came to Constableille to reside and engaged in the b;utcher; b;usiness with his brother, Abram Clover which he successfully conducted until 1884 when he sold out to his brother Addison S. Clover, and since then has led a life of retirement. Mr. Clover was married three times. His first marriage was with Miss Matilda Davis in 1858, who died in 1861. HIs second wife was Miss Eliza Hildreth, married 24 February 1863, who died March 31, 1900. 9 October 1904, he married Mrs. Clarissa Sutphen Jackson, who died 27 December 1916. Mr. Clover was a member of ST. Paul's Episcopal Church .... He leaves to mourn his death, one daughter, Matilda, wife of Emory G. Allen, of this place and six grandchildren, also one sister, Mrs.
Ruth Western, and one brother, Addison S. Clover, all of this village. A son, Adolph who had reached manhood died a number of years ago also several children died in infancy. Duiring his illness, he has been kindly carefd for by his brother Addison S. Clover and Mrs. Sarah Hovey who has been his housekeeper since the death of Mrs. Clover.
Oneida County, New York
Utica
1828 no Clovers FHL no. 6044582
1830 FHL 6044583
Abraham Clover willow basket maker residence at foot of garden
> 1830 Abm Clover Oneida Co, Utica p 28 100001-10001
> 1840 Abram Clover Lewis Co, West Turin page 102 0110001-110001
Children of Abraham Clover and Jane Pay:
1. Abram Clover, born ca. 1826, England, died 18 March 1912 Abraham Lowville record 12441 New York State Death Index. Abram Clover, of Lyden, married Ann Eliza Kidder of Turin, 31 March 1852. [Source: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ny/lowville_ny_md.htm Marriage & Death Dates The Northern Journal of 1838-45, 1847-53, 1855-59, Published at Lowville, N. Y. Compiled & annotated by Anna E. Crawford, Lowville, N. Y.]
2. Emma J. Clover, born ca. 1830, New York Emma Clover of Leyden, married Ullman G. Talcott, of Tallcottville, 25 February 1852 [Source: http://dunhamwilcox.net/ny/lowville_ny_md.htm Marriage & Death Dates The Northern Journal of 1838-45, 1847-53, 1855-59, Published at Lowville, N. Y. Compiled & annotated by Anna E. Crawford, Lowville, N. Y.]
3. John Clover, born 2 April 1832, in Utica, [Onieda County], New York, died 6 January 1918, Constableville, Lewis County, New York, according to his obituary.
a.) Adolph Clover, born ca. 1869, died 7 September 1892 Adolph Constableville record 41008 in New York State Death Index.
b.) Matilda Clover. Utica NY Observer 1895
At the residence of Mr and Mrs. John Clover in Constableville, yesterday
afternoon were married their only daughter. Miss Matilda and Fmory G. Allen, youngest son of Emory G. Allen, Rev Singse? of St. Paul's Church officiating. The bridesmaids were Miss Jackson of Bo?ville, the maid of honor was Miss Allen, a sister of the groom.... Among the guests from out of town was Mrs. Elizabeth Clover of Troy, formerly of Utica.
4. Elizabeth Clover, born ca. 1835, New York.
5. Naomi Clover, born ca. 1838, New York.
6. Caroline Clover, born ca. 1841, New York.
7. Ruth Clover, born ca. 1843, New York, survived her brother, John, referred to as Ruth Western in obituary. .
8. Addison S. Clover, born ca. 1847, New York, died 20 October 1932 Addison S Constableville record 61093 New York State Death Index.
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