Individual Details

Electra "Lexey" Page

(20 Jun 1799 - 18 Mar 1865)

"Lexey (Page) married, Jabez F. Ivory, who settled near her fathers. After living with her until the sixth child was born he left for parts unknown. It is supposed he died in Mobile, Ala. She afterwards married Charles Sweate of Norwalk. In a few years he became infatuated with Millerism, and when last heard from was living with the Shakers near Cleveland. She is now living with her second son in Norwalk; Eratus Ivory."
Source: Page 102 of the June 1864 Fire Lands Pioneer magazine

1860 census shows "Erastus Irving," his wife Clarissa, and his mother at Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio.

Lexy Page of Norwalk, Ohio married Jabez Ivory and had six children. Jabez deserted. Lexy married (2) Charles Sweate of Norwalk. Some of the children took the last name Sweate, according to sivory42@cox.net

From Zane Ivory's papers which state that Sanders Littlefield, J.P., married Jabez Frothingham Ivory and Electa Page in Huron County, Ohio 23 January 1817.
Source: Norwalk County Courthouse
In 1819 Jabez F. Ivory was clearing a farm in Norwich township, Ohio. In 1821 he is still living in Ridgefield when he buys land.
In 1823 Jabez and Lexey sell land at Ridgefield.
By 1841 Electa Ivory marries Chas. Sweet who is appointed guardian to Philetus and Hymenius.
In 1849 Chas. and Lexy Sweet sell land in Norwalk village.

DEATH: Death record at Norwalk County, Ohio Courthouse

Variant spellings: Lexie, Lexey, Lexy, Lucy, Alaxa. She is mentioned as Electa in the Firelands Pioneer story of her father.

Events

Birth20 Jun 1799DeRuyter, Madison County, New York
Marriage23 Jan 1817Ridgefield, Huron County, Ohio - Jabez Frothingham Ivory
Census (family)1820Ridgefield, Huron County, Ohio - Jabez Frothingham Ivory
Census1840Ridgefield, Huron County, Ohio
Marriage7 Mar 1841Monroeville, Huron County, Ohio - Charles Sweet
Census (family)-shared15 Jul 1850(Robert Morton and Ann Maria Ivory) Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Census (family)-shared2 Jun 1860(Erastus Ivory and Clarissa Maria Wells) Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
Death18 Mar 1865Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio
BurialWoodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio

Families

SpouseJabez Frothingham Ivory (1797 - 1879)
ChildWalter R. Ivory (1818 - 1845)
ChildAnn Maria Ivory (1819 - 1854)
ChildErastus Ivory (1821 - 1892)
ChildAlonzo Ivory (1823 - )
ChildHymenus Russell Ivory (1826 - 1900)
ChildPhiletus Ivory (1826 - 1891)
SpouseCharles Sweet ( - )
FatherDaniel Page (1769 - 1829)
MotherRebecca Moon (1770 - 1831)
SiblingAmanda Page (1798 - 1880)
SiblingHannah D. Page (1803 - 1841)
SiblingSophia Page (1805 - )
SiblingDaniel L. Page (1807 - 1841)
SiblingWilliam G. Page (1813 - 1876)

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