Brief Life History of Seaman
When Seaman Alsdorf was born on 27 July 1806, in New Hurley, Ulster, New York, United States, his father, Jacob Alsdorf, was 25 and his mother, Esther Conklin, was 26. He married Margaret Burch about 1790, in United States. He lived in Sparta Township, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 30 years. He died on 17 February 1888, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Seamon Alsdurf in household of Jacob Alsdurf, "United States Census, 1870"
- Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1963
- Leman Alsdurf in entry for Horace A. Alsdurf and Anna Eliza Louisa Coleman, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
German: habitational name from any of several places called Alsdorf.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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