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Anthony "Hucki, Hoky, Hukey,Huggey,Houchey,Houy,Hogy" Hookey

Anthony "Hucki, Hoky, Hukey,Huggey,Houchey,Houy,Hogy" Hookey

Male 1794 - 1870  (76 years)

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  • Name Anthony Hookey 
    Nickname Hucki, Hoky, Hukey,Huggey,Houchey,Houy,Hogy 
    Born 24 Feb 1794  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 9 Mar 1794  Holy Trinity Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence From 1800 to 1852  395 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Occupation From 1818 to 1863  395 N. 3rd St., Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7, 8
    Cabinetmaker, undertaker 
    Census 1820  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties Ward 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Census 1830  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties Ward 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Census 1840  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties Ward 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Census 1850  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Federal Census - Northern Liberties Ward 5, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Census 1860  Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Federal Census - Ward 11, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    Census 1863  Philadelphia Ward 11, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Pennsylvania Septennial Census - Philadelphia Ward 11, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 
    _UID 36599ABE7C77B445922EFC6E1064D289CC84 
    Died 22 Dec 1870  Nicetown, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14, 15, 16
    Cause: Paralysis 
    Buried 26 Dec 1870  St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    Person ID I4453  Lechthaler/Powell Genealogy
    Last Modified 17 Dec 2015 

    Father John George "George, Hucki, Hoky, Hukey,Huggey,Houchey,Houy,Hogy" Hookey,   b. 6 May 1759, Goshenhoppen, Berks, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Sep 1793, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 34 years) 
    Mother Maria Sophia "Mary" Gilbert,   b. 25 Nov 1762, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1852, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1784  St. Mary's Catholic Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    _UID 45FC3046972CB7458F9EE137D0904683E4EF 
    Family ID F1506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Ann "Maria, Ann Maria" Shoemaker,   b. 10 Apr 1800, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1847, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1818  St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 19
    _UID 5E2A47CC47C64F41B5402F968F5B7F98F31C 
    Children 
     1. George Shoemaker Hookey,   b. 13 Jun 1820, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Oct 1898, 303 Centre St., Augusta, Richmond, Georgia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Joseph Henry Hookey,   b. 5 Jul 1822, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 May 1889  (Age 66 years)
     3. Charles Gilbert Hookey,   b. 24 Nov 1824, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1904, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     4. Mary Elizabeth Hookey,   b. 13 Jan 1827, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Catherine Louisa Hookey,   b. 30 Nov 1829, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jul 1907, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. John Jacob Hookey,   b. 12 Aug 1830, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1832, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     7. Anthony Christian Hookey,   b. 1 Nov 1836, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 17 Oct 1898  (Age > 62 years)
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F1505  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Hookey Family ca 1856 (Anthony Christian 2nd from right)
    Hookey Family ca 1856 (Anthony 3rd from right)
    Anthony Hookey Family, circa 1856. Left to Right: Catherine Louisa (b. 1829), Joseph Henry (b. 1822), George Shoemaker (b. 1820), Charles Gilbert (b. 1824), Anthony (b. 1794), Anthony Christian (b. 1836), Mary Elizabeth (b. 1827)
    Anthony Hookey Baptism at Holy Trinnity, Philadelphia, PA (Copy)
    Anthony Hookey Baptism at Holy Trinnity, Philadelphia, PA (Copy)
    Anthony Hookey & Maria Shoemaker Marriage at St. Augustine's, Philadelphia, PA (Copy)
    Anthony Hookey & Maria Shoemaker Marriage at St. Augustine's, Philadelphia, PA (Copy)
    Anthony Hookey Obituary in 23 Dec 1870 Public Ledger Newspaper
    Anthony Hookey Obituary in 23 Dec 1870 Public Ledger Newspaper
    Anthony Hookey in Philadelphia Death Register
    Anthony Hookey in Philadelphia Death Register
    Hookey Family Vault Tombstone in Saint Augustine Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
    Hookey Family Vault Tombstone in Saint Augustine Church Cemetery, Philadelphia, PA
    Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Philadelpia PA
    Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Philadelpia PA

  • Notes 
    • Hookey ca 1856 family photo from Fran Peltier "Hookey & Loughran" tree in ancestry.com
      at http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/86540/person/-959442546
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      On 9/27/2011 could not find death certificate in LDS "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"
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      I have assumed the Mary (age 88) living with Anthony Hookey (b1794) in c1850 is his mother.
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      See PhiladelphiaCityDirectory.xlsx for all Hookey in Philadelphia City Directories.
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      St. Augustine's Church Grounds (Est. 1797)
      4th & Vine St.
      Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
      215-627-1838
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      Per 11/15/11 email from Parish Secretary of St. Augustine Church (see email archives) Anthony and other family members are in crypt 32 next to the current church. They have no record of where wife Mary was buried.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S319] Thomas Powell and John Hardman, George Travis Powell Jr., (Macon, Georgia, 1985), Vol I Page 748-807.

    2. [S434] Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, The American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol 22 page 6.
      BAPTISMAL REGISTERS OF HOLY TRINITY CHURCH PHILADELPHIA FOR 1793-4-5
      1794
      Houy [Houg ?], Anthony, born Feb. 24, of George, deceased, and Mary Houy; baptized 9th; sponsors—Anthony and Mary Houy.

    3. [S443] The Pennsylvania Society Of The Sons Of the American Revolution Membership Application For Frank A. Hookey.
      Received 10/29/10 from Karen Verhonich and saved in Hookey directory.

    4. [S564] Public Ledger Newspaper, Philadelphia, PA, 23 Dec 1870, page 2.
      Anthony Hookey Sr. obit. Says he was 78 when he died (born 1792).

    5. [S565] Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper, Philadelphia, PA, 26 Dec 1870, page 5.
      Anthony Hookey Sr. obit. Says he was 78 when he died (born 1792).

    6. [S319] Thomas Powell and John Hardman, George Travis Powell Jr., (Macon, Georgia, 1985), Vol I Page 748-807.
      1818 to 1852 city directories, cabinetmaker until 1843, then undertaker

    7. [S458] Philadelphia City Directories, http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=philadelphia%20directory%20AND%20mediatype%3Atexts.
      Various city directories. See PhiladelphiaCityDirectory.xls for year by year information. Address changes through the years, from 1802 to 1811 referred to as Lilly Alley. House number changed a few times. Assumed to be living with mother Mary in same location from 1800 until her death, after that with his family.

    8. [S666] 1863 Pennsylvania Septennial Census, http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2702.
      Name: Anthony Hookey
      Birth Year: abt 1795
      Age: 68
      Residence Year: 1863
      Residence Place: Philadelphia Ward 11, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Profession: Undertaker

    9. [S84] 1820 Federal Census, series M33 roll 110 page 31.
      Free white males:
      to 10 - 1
      16 to 18 - 1
      16 to 26 - 2
      26 to 45 - 1
      Free white females:
      10 to 15 - 1
      16 to 26 - 1

    10. [S52] 1830 Federal Census, series M19 roll 157 page 130.
      Free white males:
      to 5 - 1
      5 to 10 - 1
      10 to 15 - 1
      15 to 20 - 3
      30 to 40 - 1
      Free white females:
      to 5 - 1
      15 to 20 - 1
      30 to 40 - 1

    11. [S51] 1840 Federal Census, series M704 roll 485 page 103.
      Free white males:
      to 5 - 1
      15 to 20 - 2
      20 to 30 - 1
      40 to 50 - 1
      Free white females:
      5 to 10 - 2
      40 to 50 - 1

    12. [S38] 1850 Federal Census, series M432 roll 811 page 324.

    13. [S17] 1860 Federal Census, series M653 roll 1161 page 989.

    14. [S564] Public Ledger Newspaper, Philadelphia, PA, 23 Dec 1870, page 2.
      Anthony Hookey Sr. obit

    15. [S565] Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper, Philadelphia, PA, 26 Dec 1870, page 5.
      Anthony Hookey Sr. obit

    16. [S569] Pennsylvania Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915, 1003697(004000958), image 402 of 625.
      Name: Anthony Hookey
      Event: Death
      Event Date: 22 Dec 1870
      Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 78
      Estimated Birth Year: 1792
      Birthplace: Phila., Phila., Pa.
      Marital Status: Married
      Street Address: 74 Nth 3rd
      Residence: Phila., Phila., Pa.
      Cemetery: St Augustine Vault
      Burial Place: Phila., Phila., Pa.
      Burial Date: 26 Dec 1870
      Film Number: 1003697
      Digital Folder Number: 004000958
      Image Number: 00402
      Reference Number: v 2 p 398

    17. [S185] See notes for individual (or marriage).

    18. [S210] Find a Grave web site, www.findagrave.com.
      Anthony Hookey
      at http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSvcid=251856&GRid=80229972&

    19. [S434] Records of the American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, The American Catholic Historical Society of Philadelphia, Vol 13 page 186.
      SACRAMENTAL REGISTERS OF MARRIAGES AND BAPTISMS AT ST. AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH, PHILADELPHIA, PA.
      1818
      Hookey—Shoemaker: Oct. 25, by Rev. M. Carr, Antony Hookey and Mary Shoemaker, Catholics; witnesses, John James Shoemaker and Elizabeth Hookey.


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