Brief Life History of Isaiah
When Isaiah Post was born on 29 December 1788, in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Joshua Post, was 45 and his mother, Anna Jones, was 46. He married Lydia Diane Doane in 1810, in Killingworth, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States in 1820 and Connecticut, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 9 April 1873, in Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Cypress Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- Isaiah Post, "United States Census, 1850"
- Isiah Post, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Isaiah Post, "United States Census, 1820"
Spouse and Children
1788–1873 Male
1793–1835 Female
Children (4)
1812–1897 Male
1814–1878 Female
1821–1892 Female
1824–1882 Male
Parents and Siblings
1743–1825 Male
1742–1826 Female
Siblings (10)
1764–1840 Male
1766–1802 Female
1768–1823 Male
1771–1822 Male
1774–1865 Male
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World Events (8)
1789
Age 1
1802 · Brass is Discovered
Age 14
1812
Age 24
Name Meaning
North German, Danish, and Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived near a post or pole (Middle Low German, Middle Dutch post, from Latin postis), presumably one of some significance, e.g. serving as a landmark or boundary, or a habitational name from any of several places in northern Germany called Post, probably from this word.
North German, Dutch, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a messenger or mailman, from post ‘mail’.
Probably also an altered form of German Pfost .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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