Individual Details

William was the third of twelve children born to John and Mary (Osgood) Lovejoy. He married Mary Gibbons Farnum in Andover on Nov. 29, 1680. They had eight known children there, as shown in "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915":
1. William (Nov. 22, 1681)
2. Henery (Nov. 27, 1683)
3. Mary (Nov. 15, 1685)
4. Alice (Aug, 23, 1687)
5. Caleb (Mar. 29, 1691)
6. Samuel (Apr. 10, 1693)
7. Abigail (Jun, 11, 1695)
8. Lydia (Apr. 29, 1699).

William was one of the first deacons of Andover's South Church in 1711 and was shown as a deacon when he died at age 92. Although buried in the church's cemetery, his grave has not been found.

Birth	21 April 1657	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay
Marriage	29 November 1680	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay - Mary Farnum
Death	9 July 1748	Andover, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Spouse	Mary Farnum (1665 - 1723)
Child	Captain William Lovejoy (1681 - 1762)
Child	Henry Lovejoy (1683 - )
Child	Mary Lovejoy (1685 - )
Child	Alice Lovejoy (1687 - )
Child	Caleb Lovejoy (1691 - 1691)
Child	Samuel Lovejoy (1693 - )
Child	Lydia Lovejoy (1699 - )

Father	John Lovejoy (1622 - 1690)
Mother	Mary Osgood (1632 - 1675)
Sibling	Mary Lovejoy (1652 - )
Sibling	Sarah Lovejoy (1654 - )
Sibling	John Lovejoy (1656 - )
Sibling	Ann Lovejoy (1659 - )
Sibling	Joseph Lovejoy (1662 - )
Sibling	Christopher Lovejoy (1663 - )
Sibling	Benjamin Lovejoy (1664 - )
Sibling	Nathaniel Lovejoy (1667 - )
Sibling	Abigail Lovejoy (1669 - )
Sibling	Deborah Lovejoy (1670 - )
Sibling	Ebenezer Lovejoy (1673 - )