When Mary Elsa Musselman was born on 27 August 1778, in Germany, her father, Christian Musselman, was 34 and her mother, Mary Musselman, was 31. She married Peter Whitmer Sr. in 1797, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ray, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died in January 1856, in Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Richmond, Ray, Missouri, United States.
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Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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.
Americanized form of South German Musselmann:
probably an occupational name for a woodman, from Middle High German müsel ‘log’ + man ‘man’.
altered form of Swiss German Mosimann .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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