Zopher Isaac DeLong

Male9 July 1815–13 January 1901

Brief Life History of Zopher Isaac

When Zopher Isaac DeLong was born on 9 July 1815, in Edinburg, Saratoga, New York, United States, his father, James Lewis DeLong, was 21 and his mother, Elizabeth Deming, was 20. He married Catharine Lewis Scott on 28 November 1838, in West Day, Edinburg, Saratoga, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Day, Saratoga, New York, United States in 1860 and Queensbury, Queensbury, Warren, New York, United States for about 27 years. He died on 13 January 1901, in Glens Falls, Warren, New York, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Newyork, Argyll and Bute, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Zopher Isaac DeLong
1815–1901
Catharine Lewis Scott
1819–1891
Marriage: 28 November 1838
Theodore Sedgwick DeLong
1839–1908
John Barker DeLong
1843–1925
Cutler James DeLong
1846–1928
Elizabeth Ione DeLong
1848–1934
Daniel Peck DeLong
1850–1914
Margaretta Eliza DeLong
1851–1945
George Palmer DeLong
1853–1935
Katherine J DeLong
1857–1893

Sources (18)

  • Zopher Delong in entry for George P Delong, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • Zophen Delong in household of Cutler J Delong, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Zopher Isaac De Long in entry for Ione Elizabeth De Long Tearse, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

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  • Marriage
    28 November 1838West Day, Edinburg, Saratoga, New York, United States
  • Children (8)

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    Age 4

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1819

    Age 4

    Day was erected from Hadley and Edinburgh April 17, 1819. and was at first named Concord. The name was changed in 1827 in honor of Eliphaz Day, a prominent lumberman who had died a short time before.

    1838 · Jenners Department Store Opens its doors

    Age 23

    Jenners was founded by Charles Jenner as a department store for the community. The original building was destroyed by a fire in 1892 but, with a new design in mind, the store was reopened in 1895 with new features. It was named Harrods of the North after it was given Royal Warrant in 1911 and was visited by Queen Elizabeth II on its 150th anniversary. It was sold to the House of Fraser in 2005, which in 2008, made much needed improvements to the store.

    Name Meaning

    French: habitational name, with fused preposition de ‘from’, denoting someone from a place called Long, of which there are examples in Cher, Dordogne, and Somme.

    Americanized form of Dutch and Flemish De Lange 1 and of its Flemish cognate De Langhe, which is also found in France (Nord and Pas-de-Calais).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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