Josephine Asenath Sippy

Brief Life History of Josephine Asenath

When Josephine Asenath Sippy was born on 2 May 1825, in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Isaac Sippy, was 24 and her mother, Mercy Ball, was 24. She married Thomas Gadsby on 8 September 1840. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Sandycreek Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. She died on 7 August 1888, in Mineral Township, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Gadsby Cemetery, Venango, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Gadsby
1817–1894
Josephine Asenath Sippy
1825–1888
Marriage: 8 September 1840
Ann Gadsby
1846–
Isaac Sippy Gadsby
1848–1918
Mary Jane Gadsby
1849–1920
Phoebe Lucretia Gadsby
1850–1924
John H Gadsby
1852–1901
William B. Gadsby
1853–1876
Fanny Gadsby
1856–
George Gadsby
1856–1858
Mercy Gadsby
1858–1925
Emily A Gadsby
1860–1892
Hannah Catherine Gadsby
1861–1864
Niles Gadsby
1864–1864

Sources (4)

  • Asenath Gadsby in household of Thomas Gadsby, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Josephine Asenath Sippy Gadsby, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Asenith Gadsbrey in household of Thomas Gadsbrey, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (7)

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.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1846

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

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Anil, Arvind, Dilip, Vishal.

Indian: from a shortened form of Sindhi Sipahimalani ‘descendant of Sipahimall’, presumably the personal name of an ancestor, derived from Persian sipāhī ‘soldier’ + məll (Sanskrit malla ‘wrestler’).

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

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