Susan Wilson Head

Female8 April 1810–25 July 1836

Brief Life History of Susan Wilson

When Susan Wilson Head was born on 8 April 1810, in Maryland, United States, her father, James D Head, was 29 and her mother, Isabel Easter Martin, was 19. She died on 25 July 1836, in McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 26, and was buried in Head Cemetery, McDonough, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James D Head
1780–1864
Isabel Easter Martin
1791–1876
Mary M. "Polly" Head
1809–1852
Susan Wilson Head
1810–1836
Mariah or Maria Jane Head
1811–1894
John Harrison Head
1811–1881
Julia Ann Head
1814–1889
Thomas Wilson Head
1818–1897
Joseph HEAD
1820–
William Bigger Head
1821–1888
Elizabeth Margaret Head
1823–1906
James Head
1825–
Isabella Ursula Head
1825–1875
Martha Emeline Head
1828–1851
Martin M Head
1830–1846
Sarah Ellen Head
1835–1870

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  • Susan Wilson Head, "Find A Grave Index"

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Siblings (14)

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World Events (8)

1812

Age 2

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Age 2

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1818

Age 8

Illinois is the 21st state.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English heved, hed ‘head’ (Old English hēafod), applied as a nickname for someone with a peculiarity or disproportion of the head, or else used as a topographic name for someone who lived at the top (‘head’) of a promontory or hill, or near the source of a stream or river or the head of a valley. This surname has long been established in Ireland.

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

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