Job Sawdey

18 June 1778–9 September 1861 (Age 83)
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

The Life Summary of Job

When Job Sawdey was born on 18 June 1778, in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, his father, Samuel Sawdey, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Springer, was 26. He married Betsey Virgil about 1802, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He died on 9 September 1861, in Harpersfield, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States, at the age of 83.

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Family Time Line

Job Sawdey
1778–1861
Betsey Virgil
1787–1850
Marriage: about 1802
Clarissa Sawdy
1800–1837
Harriet A. Sawdey
1808–1892
Mary Ann Sawdey
1820–1870
Eliza Sawdey
1809–
Almira Sawdey
1810–1854
Isaac S Sawdey
1814–1901

Spouse and Children

Children

(6)

+1 More Child

Parents and Siblings

Siblings

(9)

+4 More Children

World Events (8)

1780 · French Occupy Newport
Age 2
During 1780 to 1781, over 12,000 French troops occupy Newport, Rhode Island.
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 3
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 22
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.

Name Meaning

English: unexplained.

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

Sources (5)

  • Job Sawdey, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Job Sawdy, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Job Sawdey, "Find A Grave Index"

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