Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Neff was born on 26 March 1831, in Strasburg, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Neff, was 36 and her mother, Mary Barr, was 29. She married Eli Harvey Peirce on 21 November 1850, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 24 November 1910, in Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Brigham City Cemetery, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah, United States.
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- Susannah Pierce in household of Eli Harvey Pierce, "United States Census, 1850"
- Susannah Neff marriage to Eli Harvey Pierce
- Susannah Pierce Boothe, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
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.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States* 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States *Renamed Salt Lake in 1868
1853 · Many Called to Settle the New Area
From 1853-1854, Lorenzo Snow was called with 60 other families to help settle and strength Brigham City and the surrounding area.
Name Meaning
German and Swiss German: relationship name from Middle High German neve ‘nephew’ (later rather broader in application, like cousin in English), hence probably a distinguishing name for a close relation or familiar of a prominent personage. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Naff .
Dutch: variant of Neve , cognate with 1 above.
Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Neffe ‘nephew’, cognate with 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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WILLIS HENRY BOOTHE AND SUSANNAH NEFF (PIERCE) BOOTHE
Information obtained from Geneal Stevenson, a granddaughter Willis Henry Boothe was born in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, 3 February 1835, the third child of Henry and Susannah Lyster Boothe. His p …
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