Andrew Hunter Scott Sr

21 August 1815–11 October 1874 (Age 59)
Bristol Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Andrew Hunter

When Andrew Hunter Scott Sr was born on 21 August 1815, in Bristol Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joshua Hunter Scott, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Keen, was 34. He married Sarah Leeds Sleeper on 18 February 1838, in Vincentown, Southampton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Warwick Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Southampton Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 1850. He died on 11 October 1874, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Hunter Scott Sr
1815–1874
Sarah Ann Humphreys Roe
1832–1904
Marriage: 12 January 1851
Franklin Scott
1851–1901
Walter Scott
1853–1914
Anna Margret Scott
1855–1927
Andrew Hunter Scott Jr.
1856–1929
Mary Emma Scott
1858–1937
Canby Scott
1860–1916
Sarah Ann Scott
1862–1897
Abby Jane Scott
1864–1931
Howard Scott
1866–1950
Rouzelle Eugene Scott
1868–1900
Francelle Scott
1871–1946

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 January 1851Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
    • Children

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    World Events (8)

    1819 · Panic! of 1819
    Age 4
    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 
    1820
    Age 5
    On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
    1832 · The Black Hawk War
    Age 17
    Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and Irish (Down): habitational and ethnic name from Middle English Scot ‘man from Scotland’. There is no evidence that the surname denoted either of the earlier senses of Scot as ‘(Gaelic-speaking) Irishman’ or ‘man from Alba’, the Gaelic-speaking region of Scotland north of the river Forth. This surname is also very common among African Americans.English and Scottish: from the rare Middle English personal name Scot (Old English Scott, possibly also Old Norse Skotr), only certainly attested in northern England.English: variant of Scutt .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Scutt

    Story Highlight

    Crossing the Plains in 1851

    In Sarah Ann Roe Scott’s autobiography, she stated that “those that didn’t come to the mountains in those days do not know what it is like to travel over the plains in wagons drawn by oxen and pass …

    Sources (103)

    • (Census) Andrew H Scott in household of Joseph Darwood, Southampton, Burlington, New Jersey, United States 1850 Federal Census
    • Andrew Hunter Scott in entry for William Mccoy and Lulu D. Sheppard, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
    • Andrew Scott in entry for Mary Emma Harding, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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