Life Span
Life Summary
Full name
Alvan Earl Bovay
Place of Birth
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
1
Family
John Bovay (father), Elizabeth Earl Bovay (mother), Elizabeth Smith (wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Norwich University (CT)
Occupation
Attorney or Judge
Educator
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Episcopalian
Political Parties
Whig
Republican
Government
Local government
Military
Union Army