Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Sperry was born in 1788, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Eber Sperry, was 37 and her mother, Pamela Page, was 33.
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Family Time Line
Eber Sperry
1751–
Pamela Page
1755–
Susan Sperry
1788–
George Sperry
1790–
Susan Sperry
1790–
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Parents and Siblings
1751– Male
1755– Female
Siblings (3)
1788– Female
1790– Male
1790– Female
World Events (8)
1788 · The First Presidential Election
Age 0
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Age 0
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 31
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
English (Leicestershire): from the early Middle English personal name Sperry (Old Norse Sperrir, perhaps originally a nickname for a tall man, from Old Norse sperra ‘spar, beam, stake’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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