Mahala Knapp

1796–5 March 1879 (Age 83)
Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Mahala

When Mahala Knapp was born in 1796, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Knapp, was 39 and her mother, Eunice Wilcox, was 31. She married Talmon D. Beardsley about 1816, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 14 daughters. She lived in Berlin Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 5 March 1879, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Talmon D. Beardsley
1797–1846
Mahala Knapp
1796–1879
Marriage: about 1816
Talmon D. Beardsley
1818–
Daniel Beardslee
1819–
Philo Beardsley
1819–1856
Mary Beardsley
1821–
Louisa Beardsley
1827–
Elizabeth Beardsley
1829–
Louise Beardslee
1830–
Mary Beardslee
1831–
Elizabeth Beardslee
1834–
Pauline Beardslee
1820–
Daniel Beardsley
1824–
Philo Tolman Beardslee
1825–
William Beardslee
1827–1904
Elvira Beardsley
1828–1905
Alvinia Beardslee
1829–
Betsey M Beardsley
1831–
Mason S. Beardsley
1833–1909
Emma L Beardslee
1836–1873
Albina Beardsley
1837–
Delila R Beardsley
1838–
Delilah Beardsley
1838–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    about 1816Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

    (21)

    +16 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (13)

    +8 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 4
    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.
    1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
    Age 16
    Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 
    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 23
    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

    German: occupational or status name from the German word Knapp(e), a variant of Knabe ‘young unmarried man’. In the 15th century this spelling acquired the separate, specialized meanings ‘servant, apprentice’, and ‘miner’. This surname is also found elsewhere in central Europe, e.g. in Czechia and Slovakia, where it is more commonly spelled Knap (compare 3 below).German: in Franconia, a nickname for a dexterous or skillful person, of the same ultimate origin as 1 above.Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Czech, Slovak, Rusyn, and Slovenian Knap , a surname of ultimately German origin (see 1 above).

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

    Possible Related Names

    Knappe
    Knap
    Knabe
    Canup
    Knupp
    Knibbs
    Knapper
    Knapke

    Sources (9)

    • Mahala Beardsley, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Mahala Beardsley in entry for Paul W Bervis and Unknown, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
    • Maliala Knapp in entry for Mason Beardsley, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

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