Solomon Marchant Lassiter

Brief Life History of Solomon Marchant

When Solomon Marchant Lassiter was born on 7 November 1795, in Marks Creek Township, Wake, North Carolina, United States, his father, Moses Lassiter, was 30 and his mother, Salley Hobbs, was 19. He married Martha A Knight on 29 December 1825, in Henry, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 12 November 1839, in Pike, Georgia, United States, at the age of 44.

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Family Time Line

Solomon Marchant Lassiter
1795–1839
Martha A Knight
1809–1882
Marriage: 29 December 1825
William Monroe Lasseter
1826–1895
Catherine M Lasseter
1826–1907
Lemuel Lassiter
1829–
Sophronia Adeline “Phronie” Lasseter
1832–1911
Surilda Lasseter
1834–1876
Joshua H. Lasseter
1839–

Sources (2)

  • Solloman Lasiter, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • United States, North Carolina, Legal, from 1998 to 1999

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery

Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from the city of Leicester (see Lester ). This name has been long established in North America, and occurs in a wide variety of forms.

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

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