Vitals
| Birth | 14 Jun 1868 Reading, Windsor, VT 1,2 |
| Death | aft 1920 |
| Burial | |
| Occupation | Machinist, gunsmith |
Marriage
| Spouse | Mary Elizabeth ROYCE |
| Date | 28 Mar 1894 (age 25) |
| Place | West Windsor, Windsor, VT 4 |
Children
| Ruth Elizabeth HOISINGTON (10 Mar 1895 - 1958) |
| Howard Royce HOISINGTON (5 Dec 1899 - 23 Apr 1960) |
| Dorothy Louise HOISINGTON (1909 - 1909) |
| Robert Abbott HOISINGTON (1 Apr 1911 - 5 Dec 1976) |
Notes
Birth:
Changed from Felchville. Listed as born Reading VT on his daughter Ruth's birth record and his mother's residence is listed as Reading on his birth record 1.Birth - Male
Hoisington, Fred P. 801
b. 1868, June 14.
Mother: Elizabeth Abbott, bp: Windsor, Res. Reading.
Father: David Hoisington, bp: Hartland; blacksmith.
Town: Reading.
Census 1880 (age 12):
Living with brother Frank in Weathersfield, Windsor, VT.Occupation 1895 (age 27) machinist
Census 1920 (age 52) 3
Springfield, Windsor, VT #2878
22 Jan 1920
125/144 Hoisington, F.W., Head,,,m,w,50,m,,,,,yes,yes,VT,,VT,,VT,,yes,machinist,machine shop,,
Mary G?., wife,,,f,w,43,m,,,,,yes,yes,VT,,VT,,NH,,yes,none,,,
Robert,son,,,m,w,8,s,,,,yes,yes,yes,VT,,VT,,VT,,yes,none,,,
Wyman, Ida M., roomer,,,f,w,50,w,,,,,yes,yes,VT,,VT,,VT,,yes,cook,hospital,, (hospital was a few doors down)
Royce, Sophia R.,roomer,,,f,w,75,w,,,,,yes,yes,NJ,,VT,,VT,,yes,none,,,
General:
'Lived in Windsor, Brownsville, Felchville and Amsden, Vt and in Claremont NH as a youth. Learned the trade of Gunsmith in the old Hilliard Gun Shop at Cornish, NH and from 1895 to date (1930) has been with the Jones and Lamson Machine Co. at Springfield VT as Inspector. He has furnished me with much data on his line in very good order.' HH
Per Jodie Hoisington 5/16/99, many of his guns are on display at the Shelburne (VT) Museum.
Sources
- Vermont Vital Records film F-30267 Rec ID 21428. Transcribed by Harriette Jensen 042904. Vermont Vital Records Center, Middlesex VT.
- Pensions #656922_540530_David_1652.
- ancestry.com. 1920 Federal Census (transcribed from the original).
- Weathersfield VT Town Records. transcribed by Laura Robinson and Harriette Jensen 050404.
Unless otherwise indicated in the text, data is from "Hoisingtons in America" by Harry Hoisington, privately published 1935 and on file at NEHGS, Boston. However, if only source material is referenced, the research was done by Harriette Jensen.