Susannah Kitterman

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Kitterman was born on 6 June 1797, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, her father, Heinrich Jacob Kettemann, was 31 and her mother, Anna Danner, was 30. She married Alexander Fortune on 14 January 1817, in Franklin, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. She died on 7 February 1835, in Kitterman Corners, Clark Township, Perry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Hobbs Cemetery, Perry, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Fortune
1793–
Susannah Kitterman
1797–1835
Marriage: 14 January 1817
Mary Ann Fortune
1819–
Lucinda Fortune
1821–
Mary Ann Fortune
1823–
Matilda Fortune
1826–1886
Permelia A Fortune
1831–1915
Zurilda Fortune
1832–

Sources (3)

  • Susannah Kitterman, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Susannah Kitterman Fortune, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Susannah Kitterman in entry for Alexander Farane, "Virginia, Vital Records, 1715-1901"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Kettermann, in the south a metronymic from Ketter, a short form of Katharina; in the north a nickname for a heretic or godless person, from Middle Low German ketter (modern German Ketzer) ‘heretic’ + man ‘man’.

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

Story Highlight

Orphan Record of Perry County, Indiana.

In the Orphan Court records of Perry County, Perry County Clerk's Office Overseers of the poor; Adam Shoemaker and Hiram Hobbs overseers of the poor for Clark Township To Elias Kitterman, Lucind …

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