Brief Life History of John
When John Snedeker was born in 1776, in Virginia, United States, his father, Garret Snedeker, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth Wycoff, was 27. He married Mary Coulter on 30 October 1804. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Brown, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died in August 1857, in Brown, Ohio, United States, at the age of 81.
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Sources (3)
- John Snediker, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ohio Probate Records, 1789-1996; pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-27612-313-45
- Legacy NFS Source: John Snedeker -
Spouse and Children
1776–1857 Male
1786–1871 Female
Children (11)
1809–1855 Female
about 1811–1866 Female
about 1811– Male
1812– Female
1814–1836 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1741–1826 Male
1749–1833 Female
Siblings (7)
1770–1833 Female
1772–about 1811 Male
1774–1856 Male
1776–1857 Male
1780–1872 Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1776
Age 0
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
Age 4
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 24
Name Meaning
Altered form, under American Dutch influence in New Netherland, of North German Schnitker or Schnittker ‘joiner, woodcarver’, or perhaps of its Danish cognate Snedker ‘carpenter’.
History: Jan Gerritsz Snedeker, born in Oldenburg, Germany, arrived in New Netherland from Sloten, Amsterdam, around 1639.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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