Brief Life History of William Henry Harrison
When William Henry Harrison Sutliff was born on 22 July 1815, in New York, United States, his father, Salmon Sutliff, was 29 and his mother, Ann A. Beeman, was 23. He married Phoebe Jane Gott on 17 September 1840, in Lagrange, Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Orleans, Orleans Township, Ionia, Michigan, United States in 1850 and Wellington, Wellington Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States for about 30 years. He died on 3 February 1907, in Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Wellington, Lorain, Ohio, United States.
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- William H Sutliff, "United States Census, 1900"
- Wm H.h. Sutliff, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Wm H H SUTLIFF, "BillionGraves Index"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Sutcliffe .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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