William Hoyt1

M, #14, b. 2 April 1880, d. 15 September 1970
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Pedigree
Father*Eli Hoyt Jr b. 24 Feb 1844, d. 23 Jan 1918
Mother*Sarah Elizabeth Berry b. 17 May 1853, d. 11 Nov 1912
RelationshipGreat-grandfather of Robert Michael Damon
ReferenceTFT0006
William Hoyt was born on 2 April 1880 in Maine.2,3,4 He was the son of Eli Hoyt Jr and Sarah Elizabeth Berry. William Hoyt married Adelaide Hickcox, daughter of Edward Hickcox and Mrs Margaretta (VanDerveer) Hickcox, on 19 June 1916 at 21 Monticello Ave, Jersey City, New Jersey. William Hoyt married Ella Robinson on 9 June 1950.5 William Hoyt died on 15 September 1970 at age 90.2
He graduated in 1900 from High School. He graduated in 1905 from Colby College, Waterville, Maine.
William's father Eli Hoyt Jr died on 23 January 1918.3
William Hoyt became the father of Ruth Van Derveer Hoyt on 25 July 1922. As of about 1928, William Hoyt and Adelaide Hickcox lived 28 Warham St, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, with Ruth Van Derveer Hoyt and Margaretta VanDerveer.6
William Hoyt became a widower with the death of his wife, Adelaide Hickcox on 29 November 1933 at age 41. On 30 November 1933 William Hoyt was mentioned in the obituary of Adelaide Hickcox. William's daughter was married at wedding of Ruth Van Derveer Hoyt and David Shearman Taber III on 29 December 1945 in Winsor, Connecticut.7 Taught
Kents Hill, Maine 1905-1906
Plymouth, Mass 1906-1909
Mercersburg Academy, PA
New Rochelle, Ny
Hasbrouck Institute
Jersey City H.S. June 1917
St. Johnsbury, VT 1919-1919
Windsor, Conn 1919-1942 Principal.1 As of July 1959, William Hoyt and Ella Robinson lived in Warsaw, New York.

Census

DatePlaceEnumeration
1880Cornville, Somerset County, MaineCensus: 1880 ME Somerset Census
Head: Eli Hoyt Jr
Wife: Mrs Sarah Elizabeth (Berry) Hoyt
Son: Eli Edward Hoyt, Henry Griffin Hoyt, Phillip Alvin Hoyt and William Hoyt
Daughter: Merilla Hoyt
Indirect: Eli Hoyt Sr, Lucy Griffin Hodgkins, John Berry and Eliza Hodgkins.4
1900Madison, Somerset County, MaineCensus: 1900 NJ Somerset Census
Head: Eli Hoyt Jr
Wife: Mrs Sarah Elizabeth (Berry) Hoyt
Son: Phillip Alvin Hoyt, William Hoyt and Irvin Hoyt
Daughter: Birdena Hoyt and Dora Lucy Hoyt
Person: Amos Currier Hodgkins Hoyt
Indirect: Eli Hoyt Sr, Lucy Griffin Hodgkins, John Berry and Eliza Hodgkins.8
1910Anson, Somerset County, MaineCensus: 1910 ME Somerset Census
Head: Eli Hoyt Jr
Son: William Hoyt, Amos Currier Hodgkins Hoyt and Irvin Hoyt
Daughter: Birdena Hoyt and Dora Lucy Hoyt
Indirect: Eli Hoyt Sr, Lucy Griffin Hodgkins, John Berry and Eliza Hodgkins
**Witness**: Sarah Elizabeth Berry.9
1920Not FoundWilliam Hoyt was not found in Census: 1920 US Census.
193028 Warham St, Windsor, ConnecticutWilliam Hoyt was not found in Census: 1930 US Census Their house at 28 Warham St, Windsor, Connecticut, not listed on Census.
194028 Warham St, Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut Census: 1940 CT Hartford Census
as Hoyt, William D
Head: William Hoyt
Daughter: Ruth Van Derveer Hoyt
Mother in Law: Mrs Margaretta (VanDerveer) Hickcox.10
1950334 Edge Hill Road, Abington, Montgomery, PennsylvaniaCensus: 1950 PA Montgomery Census
Head: David Shearman Taber III
Wife: Ruth Van Derveer Hoyt
Son: David Shearman Taber IV
Daughter: Katherine Bliss Taber
Grandmother:Mrs Margaretta (VanDerveer) Hickcox
Father in Law: William Hoyt.11

References

William Hoyt has ID 6 in Taber Family Tree.1

Child of William Hoyt and Adelaide Hickcox, daughter of Edward Hickcox and Margaretta VanDerveer,
Child

Family of William Hoyt and Ella Robinson
ChartsPedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Pedigree of Robert Damon (paged)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Big)
Indented Pedigree of Robert Damon (Limited)
Last Edited13 Sep 2026

Citations

  1. [S34] Barbara Wood Taber, Taber Family Tree, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in).
  2. [S190] Social Security Death Index: U.S., Vol 1&2, Ed 7., CD-ROM (n.p.: Ancestry.com). Hereinafter cited as Social Security Death Index.
  3. [S150] Mildred Vell Derby Hoyt, Roots, Stems, Leaves and Even Flowers of the Derby - Hoyts, 1977.
  4. [S221] United States Census, 1880, Eli Hoyt, Maine, Somerset County, Cornville, Enumeration District 159, pages 284A, Lines 17-23, T9-0487. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).
  5. [S89] Taber Family Letter, (Repository: Richard Smith Damon), (Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in), Oct 1957.
  6. [S324] U.S. Census, 1940, William D Hoyt Household. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).
  7. [S306] Connecticut Vital Records, Marriage, online https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/marriage-records/
  8. [S320] U.S. Census, 1900, Eli Hoyt Household; Maine, Somerset, Madison; Ed 157, Page 21. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).
  9. [S321] U.S. Census, 1910, Eli Hoyt Household; Maine, Somerset, Anson; Ed 213, Page 13A; Roll: T624_546. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).
  10. [S324] U.S. Census, 1940, William D Hoyt Household; CN. Hartford, Winsor; ED 2-266 Page 2A; Roll m-t0627-00508;. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).
  11. [S325] U.S. Census, 1950, David Taber; PA,Montgomery, Abington; ED 46-18, Page4; Roll 1255. (Ancestry, http://www.ancestry.com).