Susannah Finger

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Finger was born in 1765, in Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, her father, Peter Finger, was 35 and her mother, Catherine Barbara Reinhardt, was 33. She married Jacob "Fallston" Carpenter on 11 April 1786, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 27 June 1854, in Fallston, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Fallston, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jacob "Fallston" Carpenter
1753–1830
Susannah Finger
1765–1854
Marriage: 11 April 1786
Mary Carpenter
1782–1875
Barbara Carpenter
1785–1870
Christopher C. Carpenter
1795–1867
John Carpenter
1785–1867
Elizabeth Carpenter
1789–1878
Henry Carpenter
1790–1878
Jacob Carpenter
1797–1896
Peter Jacob Carpenter
1798–1874
Susannah Carpenter
1800–1877
Frances "Fannie" Carpenter
1804–1870
Daniel Carpenter
1810–1877

Sources (9)

  • Susannah Achor, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
  • Susannah Finger Carpenter, "Find A Grave Index" Memorial #16159456
  • Susanah Carpenter, "North Carolina, Historical Records Survey, Cemetery Inscription Card Index"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1789

George Washington elected first president of United States.

Name Meaning

English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle English, Middle High German, Yiddish finger, modern German Finger ‘finger’, probably applied as a nickname for a man who had some peculiarity of the fingers, such as possessing a supernumerary one or having lost one or more of them through injury, or for someone who was small in stature. As a Jewish name, it can also be an artificial name.

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

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