Brief Life History of Sylvester
When Sylvester Clapp was born on 11 October 1791, in Easthampton, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Aaron Clapp II, was 43 and his mother, Phebe Danks, was 39. He married Rozella Carleton on 24 August 1827, in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Sedgwick, Hancock, Maine, United States in 1850 and Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. He died on 28 April 1873, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Central Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Sylvester Clapp, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sylvester Clap, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Sylvester Clapp, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
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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 (Devon and Somerset): either from Middle English clop(pe), clap(pe) ‘lump’, perhaps denoting a stocky person, or Middle English clap(pe) ‘loud noise; noisy, idle chatter’.
Americanized form of German Klapp .
In some cases also an Americanized form of Slovenian Klep: nickname from klep ‘sharpness of scythe or sickle’, also ‘sharpening with a hammer’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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