Joseph Weaver

Male9 October 1831–1832

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Weaver was born on 9 October 1831, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Washington Weaver, was 25 and his mother, Lovina Fetters, was 21. He died in 1832, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 1.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Weaver
1806–1878
Lovina Fetters
1810–1884
Elizabeth Weaver
1831–1888
Joseph Weaver
1831–1832
Amanda Weaver
1833–1899
Susannah Weaver
1835–1845
Lavenia Weaver
1837–1911
George Washington "Wash" Weaver
1839–1873
William James Weaver
1842–1842
Major Francis Heyer Weaver
1844–1928
Margaret Diana “Maggie’ Weaver
1847–1923
Cyrus Samuel Weaver
1849–1852
Sylvester Blair Weaver
1851–1916
Juniata Junie Weaver
1854–1933

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  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Weaver - Individual or family possessions: birth: 9 October 1831; Newry, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Legacy NFS Source: Joseph Weaver - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Joseph Weaver

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World Events (1)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Age 1

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).

English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.

Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .

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

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