Brief Life History of Sarah or Susannah
When Sarah or Susannah Knapp was born on 22 March 1817, in Harpersfield, Delaware, New York, United States, her father, John Knapp, was 44 and her mother, Lucy Merwin, was 37. She married Jesse Morehouse on 12 December 1832, in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. She died on 30 December 1899, in Mesopotamia, Trumbull, Ohio, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Windsor Township Cemetery, Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (21)
- Susan Morehouse in household of Jesse Morehouse, "United States Census, 1870"
- Susan in entry for Daniel J. Morehouse, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Susan Moorehouse, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
Spouse and Children
1811–1897 Male
1817–1899 Female
Children (9)
1838–1922 Female
1841–1922 Male
1843–1916 Female
1845–1859 Female
1845–1846 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1772–1854 Male
1780–1828 Female
Siblings (17)
1797–1862 Female
1800–1873 Male
1801–1869 Male
1803– Male
1806–1824 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 10
1846
Age 29
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.
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