Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Wann was born on 18 February 1825, in Earl Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Daniel Wann, was 41 and her mother, Catherine Jameson, was 30. She married Edward Hunter on 29 January 1846. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 15 February 1885, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Susanna Hunter in household of Edw Hunter, "United States Census, 1880"
- Susannah W Hunter, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Susannah W Hunter, "Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976"
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (northern; Durham) and Scottish (Fife): from Older Scots and Middle English wan ‘wan, pale’.
German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Wano, a short form of Wambald (see Wambold ).
German: topographic name denoting a basket-shaped valley or on a basket-shaped knoll, Middle High German wann(e) ‘basket’ (see Wanner and Wannemacher ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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