Charles Wesley HOYT

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• Census: 1850, Living with parents in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1860, Living with parents in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1880, Living with sister, Anna Scofield, in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1900, Living with sister, Anna Scofield, in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1910, Living in Norwalk, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

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CHARLES W. HOYT, prominent resident of Norwalk, is a member of the well-known firm of Schofield & Hoyt, merchants, whose establishments at Norwalk and south Norwalk command an extensive and profitable custom. He is a man of much intelligence, and as a citizen is held in high esteem, being active in various lines of work which tend to promote the welfare of the community.
Mr. Hoyt was born in New York City, October 30, 1844, but his family has been identified with this county for many years, his grandfather, Elihu Hoyt, having probably been a native of Stamford. Charles E. Hoyt, our subject's father was born in Stamford, and although his early manhood was spent at Trenton, N.J., in connection with a rolling-mill, he returned to his native place to pass his declining years, and for a half century has resided on a farm n that locality. Notwithstanding his advanced age he takes an interest in the questions of the day, and is a strong supporter of the principles of the Republican party. His wife, whose maiden name was Hannah Slawson, was born at Pound Ridge, Westchester Co. New York, but was residing in Stamford at the time of their marriage. She died in 1890, deeply mourned by a large circle of friends. Throughout her life she was a earnest Christian, and she and her husband both united many years ago with the Methodist Church. They had seven children, two of whom who died in infancy. Of the others, Ellen T. married Simon Ingersoll, the famous inventor, who died in 1894; Charles W., our subject, is mentioned more fully below; Ann A. married James J. Scofield, the senior member of the firm of Scofield & Hoyt; George W., a resident of New Canaan, this count, is a mason by occupation; and William H., who died in California in 1891, was a carpenter and builder.
The first two years of our subject's life was spent in New York City, but his youth was mainly passed in Stamford, his education being obtained in the public schools of that place. After completing a high-school course, he turned his attention to business, and at the age of twenty-one went to Port Chester, N.Y., where from 1863 to 1875 he was engaged in mercantile business with his present partner, making a specialty of dry goods, carpets, and similar commodities. In 1875 they bought a store in Norwalk, where they have since carried a fine stock of furniture, carpets, crockery, oil cloths, and other house furnishing goods, and in 1887 they opened a branch store at South Norwalk. There they conduct a similar business, in addition to the lines named carrying a stock of dry goods.
While Mr. Hoyt does not by any means believe that marriage is a failure in all cases, he is still in a state of single blessedness, which may possibly be accounted for by the fact that he has a very pleasant home with his sister, Mrs. Schofield. In politics he is a Republican, and for about thirty-five years he has been an active member of the Methodist church, in which he has held numerous offices including those of steward and secretary of the official board.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1860, Living in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1870, Living in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1880, Living in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut

Charles married Hannah SLAWSON on 07 Oct 1838 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA. Hannah (daughter of Nathan SLAWSON and Mary STEVENS) was born on 20 Jul 1816 in New York; died on 4 Aug 1889 in Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut; was buried in Leeds Graveyard, Darien, Fairfield Co., Connecticut. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1850, Living with husband in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1860, Living with husband in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1870, Living with husband in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut
• Census: 1880, Living with husband in Stamford, Fairfield Co., Connecticut