Samuel Sutton

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Sutton was born on 5 May 1803, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Sutton, was 28 and his mother, Letitia Gard, was 25. He married Matilda Morrison on 10 April 1828, in Rush, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 November 1856, in Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Marshall Cemetery, Marshall, Clark, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Sutton
1803–1856
Matilda Morrison
1808–1881
Marriage: 10 April 1828
Anne Sutton
1832–1895
Amanda Sutton
1834–1913
Drucilla S Sutton
1838–1923
Eliza Jane Sutton
1839–1860
Charlotte Sutton
1840–1916
Thomas Hamilton Sutton
1843–1892
Ross M. Sutton
1850–1867

Sources (8)

  • Samuel Sutton, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel Sutton, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Samuel Sutton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

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

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: habitational name from any of numerous places called Sutton, named with Old English sūth ‘south, southern’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. The English surname is also common in Ireland (Wexford, Kildare), where it has been established since the 13th century and Gaelicized as de Sutún.

Jewish (from the former Ottoman Empire, including Syria): unexplained.

English: topographic name from Middle English (bi) suthentune ‘(at the place to the) south of the village’.

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

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