Brief Life History of Susan
When Susan Hotchkiss was born on 25 February 1842, in Hampton, Hampton, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Chester Rufus Hotchkiss, was 40 and her mother, Betsey Gillett, was 37. She married George Searles in 1859, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 13 February 1917, in Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Sharon, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Susan Searls in household of Chas Winters, "Wisconsin State Census, 1905"
- Legacy NFS Source: Susan Hotchkiss - birth: 25 February 1842;
- Susan Amelia Hotchkiss, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1854 · The Creation of the Republican Party
A debate continues over the location of the creation of the Republican Party. Some sources claim that the party was formed in Ripon, Wisconsin, on February 28, 1854. Others claim the first meeting of the Republican Party took place in Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854, where the Republican Party was officially organized. Over 1,000 people were present and candidates were selected for the party, thus making it the first Republican convention.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Shropshire): variant of Hodgkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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