Asa Draper

Brief Life History of Asa

When Asa Draper was born on 9 February 1809, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Chalkley Draper, was 31 and his mother, Rhoda Willard, was 24. He married Rhoda Draper about 1834, in North Carolina, United States. He died on 25 August 1845, in Illinois, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Hutsonville, Crawford, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Asa Draper
1809–1845
Rhoda Draper
1815–1844
Marriage: about 1834

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  • Asa Draper, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

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. 

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a maker and seller of woolen cloth, from Anglo-Norman draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap ‘cloth’). The surname was introduced to Ulster in the 17th century. Draperstown in County Londonderry was named for the London Company of Drapers, which was allocated the land in the early 17th century.

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

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