Brief Life History of John Alpheus
When John Alpheus Cutler was born on 29 February 1784, in Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Knight Cutler, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Boyd, was 24. He married Lois Lathrop on 17 November 1808, in Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Fisher Township, Fremont, Iowa, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 10 August 1864, in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Fremont, Iowa, United States.
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- Alpherie Cutler, "United States Census, 1820"
- Lois Lathrop, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Alpheus Cutler, "Find A Grave Index"
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1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker of knives, from Middle English cutele, cutteler, coteler ‘cutler; maker, repairer, or seller of knives, etc.’ (Anglo-French cuteler, Old French coutelier, cotelier). Compare Nesmith and Cottle .
Americanized form of German Kottler or Kattler, which is of uncertain origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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