Samuel Battin

Male24 January 1801–16 February 1872

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Battin was born on 24 January 1801, in Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry V. Battin, was 29 and his mother, Sarah Eves, was 33. He married Henrietta R. Katz on 22 May 1834, in Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 16 February 1872, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Battin
1801–1872
Henrietta R. Katz
1801–1866
Marriage: 22 May 1834
Ethelind Elmira Battin
1835–1910
Henry Samuel Battin
1837–1861
Horace K. Battin
1839–1921

Sources (5)

  • Samuel Battin, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • Samuel Batton, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel Battin in entry for Ethel D. Douglass, "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803-1915"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    22 May 1834Millville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1803

    Age 2

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

    Age 11

    Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

    1820 · Making States Equal

    Age 19

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Batten .

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

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