Captain Elisha Snow

Brief Life History of Elisha

When Captain Elisha Snow was born on 4 October 1797, in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Captain Isaac Snow, was 23 and his mother, Ruth Hayden, was 26. He married Mary Sartelle on 28 April 1821, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States in 1860 and St. George, Knox, Maine, United States in 1860. He died on 14 April 1877, in South Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Thomaston Village Cemetery, Thomaston, Knox, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Captain Elisha Snow
1797–1877
Mary Sartelle
1800–1858
Marriage: 28 April 1821
Captain Isaac Snow
1821–1900
Mary Jane Snow
1823–1857
Frederic G Snow
1824–1842
Julia Ann Snow
1826–1903
Elizabeth W. Snow
1828–1914
John Sartelle Snow
1830–1915
Benjamin Franklin Snow
1832–1904
Hannah Snow
1834–1837
Anna B Fuller Snow
1840–1898
Frederick G Snow
1842–1930

Sources (23)

  • Elisha Snow in household of Joseph Norton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elisha Snow, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
  • Elisha Snow, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

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.

1803

Historical Boundaries: 1803: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Lincoln, Maine, United States 1860: Knox, Maine, United States

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. 

Name Meaning

English: nickname for someone with snow‐white hair or an exceptionally pale complexion, from Middle English snou, snow ‘snow’ (Old English snaw).

American shortened and altered (translated into English) form of any of the Jewish artificial names composed with German Schnee, Schnei, Schneu ‘snow’ as the first element, e.g. Schneeberg .

Americanized form of French Canadian Chenard , reflecting the characteristic Canadian and American French rounding of the -ard ending.

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

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