Jonathan Sober

Brief Life History of Jonathan

When Jonathan Sober was born in 1759, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Richard Nathaniel Soper, was 26 and his mother, Jerusha VanRensler Webb, was 22. He married Huldah Jane Manning about 1787, in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Bennington, Vermont, United States in 1800 and Phelps, Phelps, Ontario, New York, United States in 1820. He died on 1 March 1845, in Huntsburg, Geauga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Sober
1759–1845
Huldah Jane Manning
1766–1845
Marriage: about 1787
Delira Sober
1785–1872
Isaac Sober
1789–1880
Mary "Polly" Sober
1790–
Jeremiah Sober
1792–1880
James Sober
1793–1884
Ellis Sober
1794–1870
Manning Sober
1797–1858
Enoch Sober
1798–1887
Huldah Sober
1800–1845
Isabella Sober
1802–1878
Tabitha Sober
1803–
Jonathan Sober
1804–1883
Benjamin Sober
1805–1885
Eliza Sober
1807–
William Van Rensler Soper or Sober
1810–1868

Sources (16)

  • John Soper, "United States Census, 1790"
  • Jno Sober, "Ohio Tax Records, 1800-1850"
  • Jonathan Soper, "United States Census, 1800"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York

Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.

Name Meaning

English (Durham): nickname for a person of moderate habits, or a teetotaler, from Middle English sobre ‘sober, moderate, temperate’. This surname is now rare in Britain.

Slovenian (Šober): variant of Šobar, an occupational name for a (wood) turner, derived from German Schaber .

Slovenian (Šober): from German Schober . Compare Shober .

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

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