Elizabeth Hoisington Lammon Willett v Joseph Willett (Journal 5 p61 - 7 July 1857; Roll 11 case number 15 - July 1857)
By Pamela Pattison Lash (updated 9 January 2022)
The couple was married in Lenawee Co, MI on 28 Feb 1850. According to the 1850 Livonia, Wayne Co, MI federal census p353A the Willett family was listed as Joseph 50 NJ, Betsey 43 NY, Phebe 15 MI, Barton 12 MI, George 24 NJ, Sarah 23 NJ, Eliz Lamon 14 MI, Cynthia A Lamon 9 MI, and John W Lamon 2 MI. Elizabeth was Betsey Hoisington, born 1805 NY, the daughter of Titus and Hannah Wood Hoisington; she was the widow of John Lamon, who died on 13 September 1847 in Lenawee Co, MI and was buried in the Old Morenci Cemetery. Her daughter Eliza Lammon married Joseph’s son Luther Willett c1852.
Joseph Willett, born c1797 in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington Co, NJ, was the son of Micajah and Hannah Pennington Willett, Quakers of the Great Egg Harbor Monthly Meeting.
Elizabeth charged her husband with being a habitual drunk for three years or more. On 10 Mar 1855 he was extremely cruel and struck her. She was disabled except for attending to her household duties for more than six weeks. A legal notice appeared in a local newspaper. A divorce was granted and Elizabeth was restored to her maiden name
Elizabeth died on 9 January 1872 in Lenawee Co, MI and was buried beside husband John Lammon. Joseph lived in the Livonia, Wayne Co, MI area with his son Barton according to the 1860 and 1870 Federal Census records. He died on 8 May 1876 of consumption. Death records reported he was a farmer and a widower.
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