Vitals
| Birth | 1816 , Windsor, VT |
| Death | aft 1880 |
| Burial | |
| Occupation | Manufacturer of Tin Ware |
Marriage
| Spouse | Sarah S. KNAPP |
| Date | 1846 (age 30) |
| Place |
Children
| Unknown Daughter HOISINGTON ( - ) |
| Walter D. [or Walter H.] HOISINGTON (27 Sep 1847 - aft 1885) |
| Anna D. HOISINGTON (1857 - 1859) |
| Charles S. HOISINGTON (abt 1861 - ) |
Notes
1870 Census:
Town of Medfield, County of Norfolk, MA
11 11 Hoisington, Darius, 54,m,w, (unreadable but may be Tin Manufacturer], 3000, 6000,VT
Sarah S or F,47,f,w,keeping house, , , RI
Charles S or L, 9,m,w,at home, , , MA
Knapp, Mary S or F, 74,f,w,no occupation, , , RI
,________,42,f,w,seamstress, , , RI
Smith, John L., , m,w,Tin Ware Peddler, , , NH
Willard, Thomas A, 23, m,w,Tin Ware Peddler, , ,VT
Davis, William E.,23,m,w,Tin Ware Peddler, , ,VT
Brooks (?), Albert E., 23, m.w., Tin Ware Peddler, , ,NY
1880 Census:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Dennis HOISINGTON Self M Male W 64 VT Tinsmith VT VT
Sarah S. HOISINGTON Wife M Female W 57 RI Keeps House RI RI
Charls S. HOISINGTON Son S Male W 18 MA VT MA
Mary S. KNAPP Mother W Female W 84 RI RI RI
Mary S. KNAPP Sister S Female W 52 RI RI RI
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Source Information:
Census Place Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts
Family History Library Film 1254547
NA Film Number T9-0547
Page Number 138A
Occupation:
'Dennis Hoisington came to Medfield, Mass in 1841 and in the firm of Goddard & Hoisington commenced the manufacture of tinware in a shop formerly owned by Artemus Woodward near the Orthodox church. In 1843 they bought the building formerly used as a Baptist Meeting House. After the dissolution of the firm in 1849, Mr. Hoisington carried on the business by himself. He is listed among the voters of Medfield in the list of Feb. 6, 1886 and as a taxpayer in the sum of $56.08 May, 1886'
History of the Town of Medfield, Mass. 1650-1886 by W.S. Tilden seen at Newberry Library June 1931 by Harry Hoisington.
Mentioned in the biography of Willard March on the internet:'After working on the home farm until he (Willard March) was twenty-two years old (1844), he moved to Medfield, MA where he was employed by Mr. Dennis Hossington traveling in a tin cart, for which he received wages that amounted to only thirty cents a day.'
Sources
- Massachusetts Census, 1790-1890. ancestry.com.
- 1870 Census Norfolk Co. MA.
Unless otherwise indicated in the text, data is from "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington, privately published 1935 and on file at NEHGS, Boston.