Brief Life History of William
When William Northrup was born on 14 December 1809, in Monroe, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Northrop, was 38 and his mother, Aletha or Althea Talladay, was 35. He married Maria Susanna Ross on 15 September 1832, in Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Franklin Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He died on 26 August 1896, in Monroeton, Monroe, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Monroeton, Monroe, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Wm Northrop, "United States Census, 1870"
- William Northrup, "Find A Grave Index"
- Wm Northrup in entry for Robt B Northrup and Anna Camp, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1810
Historical Boundaries 1810: Ontario, Pennsylvania, United States 1812: Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English (Huntingdonshire): habitational name from one or more of the numerous places called Northorpe, such as Northorpe in Mirfield (Yorkshire), Northorpe in Halton Holegate, Northorpe near Scotton, and Northorpe in Thurlby near Bourne (all in Lincolnshire), Northorpe in Hornsea and a lost Northorpe in Easington near Patrington (both in the East Yorkshire). The placenames derive from Old English or Old Norse north ‘north, northern’ + Old English or Old Norse thorp ‘secondary settlement, dependent farmstead’. This surname is now rare in Britain, Northrop being the more common form.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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