Brief Life History of Seth
When Seth Sumner was born on 26 April 1792, in Warren, Knox, Maine, United States, his father, Hopestill Sumner, was 45 and his mother, Mary Rhoads, was 41. He married Hannah Hall on 1 July 1819, in Warren, Knox, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons. He lived in Warren, Lincoln, Maine, United States in 1850. He died on 12 September 1863, at the age of 71, and was buried in Town Cemetery, Warren, Knox, Maine, United States.
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- Seth Sumner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Seth Sumner, "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Seth Sumner, "Find A Grave Index"
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1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
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.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English som(p)nour(e) ‘summoner’ (Old French somoneor, semoneor).
History: William Sumner came to Dorchester, MA, from England c. 1635. His descendants include US Senator Charles Sumner, a major force in the struggle to end slavery, who was born in 1811 in Boston.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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