Brief Life History of Amos
When Amos Stoddard was born on 13 September 1808, in Seneca Falls, Seneca Falls, Seneca, New York, United States, his father, Curtis Stoddard, was 36 and his mother, Parmelia West, was 30. He married Leah Fickes on 17 March 1836, in Medina, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He immigrated to Daviess, Missouri, United States in 1837 and lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 16 February 1878, in Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Uintah Cemetery, Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Amos Stoddard, "United States Census, 1860"
- Amos Stoddard, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1994"
- Amos Stoddard in entry for John Martin Stoddard, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
Spouse and Children
1808–1878 Male
1807–1883 Female
Children (7)
1836–1888 Female
1839–1910 Male
1841–1850 Female
1844–1923 Female
1845–1907 Female
+2 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1771–1840 Male
1778–1849 Female
Siblings (6)
1804–1856 Female
1808–1878 Male
1811–1894 Male
1815–1836 Male
1816–1818 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1812
Age 4
1812 · War of 1812
Age 4
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 19
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.
English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).
History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Amos Stoddard and Leah Fickes
Birth: Sep. 13, 1808 Sterling Cayuga County New York, USA Death: Feb. 11, 1877 Weber County Utah, USA Amos was born 13 September, 1808 in Sterling, New York. He is the second child born to Curtis & …
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