Esther Mann

Brief Life History of Esther

When Esther Mann was born in 1824, in Morristown, Lamoille, Vermont, United States, her father, Jesse Mann, was 38 and her mother, Polly Griswold, was 34. She married Reuben Whitcomb about 1846, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Johnson, Lamoille, Vermont, United States in 1880. She died on 20 April 1898, in Hyde Park, Lamoille, Vermont, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Reuben Whitcomb
1820–1897
Esther Mann
1824–1898
Marriage: about 1846
Charles Raymond Whitcomb
1847–1918
Lenora E Whitcomb
1849–1913
Frank Whitcomb
1852–1907
Elmer E Whitcomb
1866–1934
Nettie Alice Whitcomb
1869–1942

Sources (25)

  • Esther Whitcomb in household of Reuben Whitcomb, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Esther - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Esther
  • Lenora Whitcomb in entry for Elmer E Whitcomb, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed

The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery. 

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English, German, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a fierce or strong man, or for a man contrasted with a boy, from Middle English, Middle High German man, German Mann ‘man’. In some cases it may have arisen as an occupational name for a servant, from the medieval use of the term to describe a person of inferior social status. The Jewish surname can be artificial.

English and German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Manno, found in Old English as Mann or Manna. This originated either as a byname or else as a short form of a compound name containing the element man ‘man’, such as Hermann .

English: habitational name from the Isle of Man.

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

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