When Susanna Musser was born on 2 September 1827, in Bartville, Bart Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Samuel Musser, was 26 and her mother, Anna Barr, was 23. She married Elijah Funk Sheets on 6 April 1847, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Iron City, Iron, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 11 May 1861, in Utah, United States, at the age of 33, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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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.
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.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Americanized form of German Moser .
South German: unexplained. This surname is rare in Germany.
History: Jost (Joseph) Musser (c. 1692–1761) came on the ship Molly, which arrived in Philadelphia, PA, on 30 September, 1727. He settled in Lampeter Township, PA.
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