Susannah Zerfass

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Zerfass was born on 17 September 1783, in Whitehall, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Captain Johann Adam Zerfass, was 41 and her mother, Maria Elizabeth Shafer, was 37. She married Peter Fullmer on 2 March 1802, in Schuylkill Township, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 11 November 1856, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Fullmer
1774–1857
Susannah Zerfass
1783–1856
Marriage: 2 March 1802
David Fullmer
1803–1879
Mary Margaret Elizabeth Fullmer
1805–1874
John Solomon Fullmer Sr
1807–1883
Desdemona Wadsworth Fullmer
1809–1886
Charlotte Fullmer
1812–1871
Louisanna Fullmer
1814–1870
Almon Linus Fullmer Sr
1816–1890

Sources (67)

  • Susanna Fullmer in household of Peter Fullmer, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susannah Zerfass - birth: 17 September 1773; Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788

Historical Boundaries 1788: Alleghany, Pennsylavia, United States

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

German: from a vernacular form of the medieval personal name Servatius , a Christian saint's name. Compare Serfass and Zerfoss .

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

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From Vollmer to Follmer to Fullmer and From Germany to Pennsylvania to Nauvoo to Utah

In the 1500’s Germany was largely controlled by Austria. Under Charles V’s reign (1519-1556) Martin Luther attacked the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Many in Germany immediate …

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