Milo Camp

Brief Life History of Milo

When Milo Camp was born on 22 September 1798, in Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Samuel Abiel Camp, was 27 and his mother, Lemira Wilson, was 29. He married Sarah Sally Northup on 16 April 1826, in Conewango, Cattaraugus, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Minnesota, United States in 1870 and Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States in 1870. He died on 21 February 1873, in Morrison, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Milo Camp
1798–1873
Sarah Sally Northup
1806–1880
Marriage: 16 April 1826
Cornelia Antoinette Camp
1827–1894
Elizabeth L. Camp
about 1839–
Juliette Camp
1828–1893
George Albert Camp
1830–1892
Abner Wilson Camp
1835–1886
Henry Clay Camp
1843–1863
Merlin Camp
1845–1930
Milo Camp
1853–1923

Sources (19)

  • Milo Camp, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Milo Williams, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Milo Camp, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1808

Historical Boundaries 1808: Chautauqua, New York, United States

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

Dutch (also Van de Camp) and North German: from camp ‘enclosed, fenced, or hedged piece of land, field’, from Latin campus ‘plain’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived by such a field. Compare Kamp .

English: from Middle English kempe ‘warrior’; see Kemp . The spelling Camp may be due to the influence of Old English camp ‘battle’ and campian ‘to fight’, or of Old French campion ‘warrior, champion’.

French: mainly southern form of Champ .

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

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