Jesse Gause

Brief Life History of Jesse

When Jesse Gause was born in 1784, in East Marlborough Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, William Gause, was 29 and his mother, Mary Beverly, was 23. He married Martha Johnson on 14 June 1815, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He died in 1836, at the age of 52.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Gause
1784–1836
Martha Johnson
1791–1828
Marriage: 14 June 1815
Harriet Amelia Gause
1818–1864
Hannah Sheward Gause
about 1820–1841
Owen Beverly Gause
1825–1895
Martha Johnson Gause
1828–1915

Sources (6)

  • Jesse Gause, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989" Record of Monthly Meeting
  • Jesse Gause, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jesse Gause, "Delaware, Church Records, 1707-1939" Entry for Owen Beverly Gause

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.

1787 · Second State to Ratify U.S. Constitution

On December 12, 1787, Pennsylvania ratified the U.S. Constitution.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

German:

of Old Prussian origin, but unexplained etymology.

alternatively, of Slavic origin, a cognate of Gaus ‘goose’ derived from a Slavic word such as Polabian gos or Lower Sorbian gus.

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

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