Susannah Peck

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Peck was born on 9 November 1813, in Oswego, Oswego, New York, United States, her father, Russell Peck, was 35 and her mother, Alice Madison, was 35. She married Abel Johnson McCleary on 9 January 1834, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Franklin Township, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. She died on 13 February 1894, in Polk, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Franklin Cemetery, Franklin Township, Polk, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abel Johnson McCleary
1809–1865
Susannah Peck
1813–1894
Marriage: 9 January 1834
William Russell McCleary
1835–1872
Sarah Ann McCleary
1837–1906
Thomas Jefferson McCleary
1839–1896
Abel Johnson McCleary
1841–1921
Andrew Jackson McCleary
1844–1920
McCleary
1847–1850
Francis Marion McCleary
1850–1911
John Wesley McCleary
1853–1912
Susannah McCleary
1856–1948
Mary Elizabeth McCleary
1860–1860

Sources (12)

  • Susannah McClary, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Susannah Peck, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940"
  • Susannah Peck McCleary, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1816

Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Speake , with loss of initial S- (or perhaps vice versa).

English: variant of Peak .

English: perhaps occasionally a variant of Petch , itself a variant of Peach .

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

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