PHOTOS. BY EVANS. 



CALVIN LOVELL. 



The subject af this sketch is the fifth child of a family 

 of thirteen children, eleven of whom lived to be men and 

 women. 



Levi Lovell was a native of Canaan, Conn., and was born in 

 the year 1787. He married Maria Dascom, a native of Canaan, 

 also, by whom thirteen children were born, of whom Calvin 

 was the fifth, and was born at Geneva, Ontario Co., N. Y., May 

 30, 1822. Levi Lovell was a farmer by occupation. His 

 father left Canaan, Conn., and settled in Dutchess County, then 

 in Chemung County, where he died at an advanced age. Levi 

 Lovell settled in Dutchess County, and then in Veteran, Che- 

 mung Co., with his father ; here he was married. He was the 

 owner at one time of a good farm ; was a man respected by 

 his neighbors. He died in 1861 ; his wife died about 1846 ; 

 and both lie buried in the cemetery at Big Flats. 



The maternal grandfather of Calvin Lovell was John Dascom, 

 a native of Scotland, who settled in America, previous to the 

 Revolutionary war, in Connecticut; served through the war, was 

 one of the soldiers who marched through these parts, and was 

 honorably discharged. By occupation he was a blacksmith. 

 He reared a family of six children, each of whom had a family, 

 one of whom was Maria, who married Levi Lovell. John 

 Dascom died while living with his daughter, Mrs. Levi Lovell, 

 on Big Flats, in 1832 ; his wife died many years previous. 



Calvin Lovell was raised on the farm. When fifteen years 

 of age he was engaged as clerk for Fox Holden, of Elmira; 

 served some eighteen months ; then was with one Samuel Hall 

 about a year; then on the farm till 1841, when he went into 

 the public house on Big Flats as clerk, remaining some five 

 years, and settled in Corning in 1846. He was engaged as clerk 

 for Samuel Maxwell, in the Corning House, for one year ; then 



went to Elmira as clerk for Messrs. Plaight & Sly, in the Man- 

 sion House. 



He married Miss Lucretia, daughter of Edward and Marilla 

 Beebe, natives of Canaan, Conn., Jan. 2, 1849. Mrs. Lucretia 

 Beebe Lovell was born Sept. 18, 1825, in Catlin, Chemung Co., 

 N. Y. Of this union of Mr. and Mrs. Lovell four children 

 were born, viz. : Ella B., Cora M., Edward Beebe, and Chas. 

 H. ; all are now living at home. 



Edward Beebe was born Aug. 15, 1796, and was one of a 

 family of twenty-four children ; emigrated to Catlin, Chemung 

 Co., about 1819 or 1820 ; purchased a farm, built a log house, 

 returned to Canaan, Conn., and married Marilla Collins, and 

 returned to his then western home in an ox-wagon. He was 

 nineteen days on the road, and settled in the spring of 1821. 

 He endured all the hardships of a pioneer life. He had a family 

 of four children, of whom Lucretia was second. He died while 

 residing with his only son, William Wallace, in Osceola, Clark 

 Co., Iowa, July 16, 1871. His wife died Dec. 18, 1831. 



Mr. Lovell settled on a farm in Big Flats soon after his mar- 

 riage : remained one year ; then spent one year in Illinois, and 

 in December, 1850, came to Painted Post; and January, 1851, 

 commenced keeping public house, and followed it seven years ; 

 and in 1859 settled on his present fine farm in the Tioga Valley. 

 Mr. Lovell has one of the best farms in the valley. He has 

 been very successful in all his business relations, and is considered 

 one of the substantial citizens of Erwin. 



In politics he was a Whig until the Republican party was 

 organized in 1856 ; since which time he has been a Democrat. 

 He has held some minor ofl&cial positions. As a farmer he 

 takes pride in raising fine Ayrshire stock, and oft;en has taken 

 the first premium at the agricultural fairs of his county. 



