Clarissa Amanda Spalding

Brief Life History of Clarissa Amanda

When Clarissa Amanda Spalding was born on 24 December 1824, in Groton, Groton, Tompkins, New York, United States, her father, Nathaniel Spaulding, was 29 and her mother, Susan Stage, was 27. She married Isaac Southworth on 13 October 1849. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Dodge, Guthrie, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Highland Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 18 October 1909, in Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Dodge Center Cemetery, Dodge Township, Guthrie, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaac Southworth
1814–1891
Clarissa Amanda Spalding
1824–1909
Marriage: 13 October 1849
Spencer Augustus Southworth
1850–1920
Dewitt C Southworth
1852–1928
Ellen I Southworth
1855–
Alice R Southworth
1856–
Alice Southworth
1857–

Sources (13)

  • Clarrisa Southard in household of Isace Southard, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Crissa Spaulding in entry for Dewitt Southworth, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
  • Percy A Southworth, "United States Census, 1900"

World Events (8)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1838

Historical Boundaries: 1838: Linn, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Linn, Iowa, United States

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Guthrie, Iowa, United States

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus): variant of Spaulding .

History: The surname was taken to Scotland in the 13th century by Radulphus de Spalding. His descendants prospered, and the name is still common in Scotland. Early American Spaldings include Thomas Spalding, born in Frederica, GA, in 1774, who introduced sea-island cotton in GA, and the physician Lyman Spalding, born in Cornish, NH, in 1775, who founded US Pharmacopoeia.

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

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