Supplemental Material - Interviewees
Elisha Hawley served in the coast guard of the Connecticut Militia. His tombstone in the Titieus Cemetery in Ridgefield, Connecticut, indicates that he died on April 18, 1850, aged 91 years. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11244044/elisha-hawley
HAWLEY, Lemuel (Deacon)
Although John Macdonald indicated that Lemuel's surname was Holley, he was actually spelled Hawley. His tombstone in Redding Ridge Cemetery in Redding, Connecticut, indicates that he died on March 15, 1873, aged 87 years, 3 months and 7 days. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233380360/lemuel-hawley
HIGGINS, David
John Macdonald indicated that David Higgins was 80 years old at the time of his interview on November 3, 1848. He is listed as an 81-year-old farmer in the Town of Bedford, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. His tombstone in Buxton Cemetery in Bedford indicates that he died on June 21, 1857, aged 86 years, 6 months, and 5 days (WCHS Book #2, p.82).
HOAG, Hannah
John Macdonald indicated that Hannah Hoag was 86 years old at the time of her interview on October 31, 1848. She is listed as an 88-year-old resident of the Town of New Castle, New York, in the 1850 United States Census.
HOBBY, Anna
Anna Reynolds Hobby was the widow of David Hobby, Jr. (1769-1829). She is listed as "Ann Hobby," a 78-year-old resident of the Town or North Castle, New York, in the 1850 United States Census. Her tombstone in Middle Patent Rural Cemetery in North Castle indicates that she died on January 6, 1852, aged 79 years and 10 months (WCHS Book #23, p.86).