Brief Life History of Ampter Bonaparte
When Ampter Bonaparte Otto I was born on 3 March 1813, in New York, United States, his father, James Otto, was 41 and his mother, Sara Jane Dunn, was 31. He married Elizabeth Jane Crosby on 11 February 1838, in Galen, Wayne, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Riley, Riley Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States in 1880 and Riley Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 28 May 1904, in Wacousta, Watertown Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Wacousta, Watertown Township, Clinton, Michigan, United States.
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- A* Otto, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ampter Bonaparte Otto - Government record: Census record: birth: 1813; New York, United States
- Anestor B. Otto, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
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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.
1823
Historical Boundaries 1823: Wayne, New York, United States
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
Name Meaning
German, Danish, Swedish, and Dutch; Hungarian (Ottó): from the personal name Otto, a short form of ancient Germanic compound names based on the element aud, ōd ‘wealth, prosperity’ (see also Ott ). The name Otto was a hereditary name in the Saxon ruling house, as well as being borne by Otto von Wittelsbach, who founded the Bavarian ruling dynasty in the 11th century, and the 12th-century Saint Otto of Bamberg, apostle of Pomerania.
History: This name was introduced to America by Bodo Otto, a senior surgeon of the Continental Army, who was born in Hanover, Germany, in 1711, came to North America in 1755, and practiced in NJ and PA. He died in Reading, PA, in 1787.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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