Brief Life History of Isabella B
When Isabella B Knapp was born in 1802, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Captain Isaac Knapp, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth B Beckford, was 29. She married Dr Niles T Hardy on 16 February 1825, in Bradford, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 8 November 1848, in her hometown, at the age of 46.
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- Isabella Preston, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Isabella in entry for George E. Parker, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925"
- Legacy NFS Source: Isabella Knapp - Government record: Death record or certificate: death: 8 November 1848; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1804 · Gardner-Pingree House Built
Samuel McIntire built the house in 1804. It belonged to the John Gardner family until 1814, when it was sold to Joseph White. In 1834, the house was bought by David Pingree. The house is legendary for the murder of Joseph White.
1816 · Salem Old Town Hall Built
The old town hall in Salem was built in 1816. It is one of the oldest structures in Salem.
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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