This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: COVEY, ALLEN Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TKQ.2ACIB/574 Message Board Post: Wish to exchange information on Joshua COVEY (1818- ). He appeared with his wife, Jerusha (ALLEN) COVEY, and children on the 1850 U.S. Census for NY, Washington, Kingsbury, p.214. In 1858 he was convicted of raping his daughter and was sentenced to life imprisonment. After 20 years, his sentence was commuted to time served, and he was released.