Edmund Otis Hovey
1801–1877 (age 76)
About Edmund Otis Hovey
Edmund Otis Hovey (1801–1877) lived to age 76. Born in Hanover, they died in Crawfordsville. They are buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in District of Columbia.
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