Brief Life History of William
When William Sutherland was born on 18 March 1804, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, his father, Silas Sutherland, was 27 and his mother, Sarah Ann Cummings, was 18. He married Nancy White on 26 August 1823, in Lawrence, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 24 July 1885, in Waymansville, Jackson Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (19)
- Wm Sutherland, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Sutherland, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- William Sutherland, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1804–1885 Male
1816–1904 Female
Children (9)
1831–1922 Male
1840–1931 Male
1842–1934 Female
1844–1895 Female
1847–1938 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1777–1820 Male
1785–1879 Female
Siblings (6)
1804–1885 Male
1806–1832 Male
1806–1886 Female
1811–1886 Female
1816–1903 Female
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World Events (8)
1808
Age 4
1821
Age 17
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 26
Name Meaning
Scottish (Caithness): habitational name from the Scottish county of Sutherland, named with Old Norse súthr ‘south, southern’ + land ‘land’ because the territory lay south of Scandinavia and the Norse colonies in the Orkney and Shetland Islands.
History: This is the name of a Highland Scottish clan associated with the county of Sutherland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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