Horace SchermerhornAge: 50 years1834–1885
- Name
- Horace Schermerhorn
- Given names
- Horace
- Surname
- Schermerhorn
| Birth | September 22, 1834 45 39 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 months)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://goo.gl/4B84q9
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| Baptism | September 2, 1844 (Age 9 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | Samuel Joseph Schermerhorn September 2, 1844 (Age 9 years) |
| Baptism of a sister | Anne Schermerhorn September 2, 1844 (Age 9 years) |
| Baptism of a brother | John Deaton Schermerhorn September 2, 1844 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Matilda Dayton about 1846 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a father | John Schermerhorn 1847 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 11 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://goo.gl/dGxJ1k
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| Death of a mother | Nancy Ann Abbott after 1851 (Age 16 years) |
| Marriage | Hannah Kennerborough — View this family July 22, 1856 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | George Schermerhorn about 1858 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 22 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://goo.gl/XVwD6F
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| Birth of a son #2 | Michael Frederick Schermerhorn November 4, 1862 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Susan Schermerhorn about 1864 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 26 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://goo.gl/ETtxkC
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| Birth of a daughter #4 | Kate Schermerhorn about 1867 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 32 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://goo.gl/Gz2kHh
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| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 32 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://goo.gl/iiduRH
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| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 34 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://goo.gl/Xafdg5
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| Birth of a son #5 | Solomom Schermerhorn about 1870 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Hattie Schermerhorn about 1872 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Deaton Schermerhorn after 1871 (Age 36 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1878 (Age 43 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://goo.gl/9lEiEH
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| Marriage of a child | Michael Frederick Schermerhorn — Alice Lucinda Huff — View this family October 25, 1884 (Age 50 years) |
| Death | March 2, 1885 (Age 50 years) |
| Burial |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Schermerhorn Birth: about 1789 29 20 — Possibly New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut Death: 1847 — Kingston, Ontario, CANADA |
| mother |
Nancy Ann Abbott Birth: 1795 (III) — USA Death: after 1851 — Ontario, CANADA |
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Marriage: August 7, 1817 — Kingston, Ontario, CANADA |
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9 years elder brother |
Samuel Joseph Schermerhorn Birth: August 14, 1826 37 31 — Williamsville, Ontario, CANADA Death: January 11, 1922 — Kingston, Ontario, CANADA |
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4 years elder sister |
Anne Schermerhorn Birth: November 19, 1830 41 35 — Ontario, CANADA Death: |
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4 years himself |
Horace Schermerhorn Birth: September 22, 1834 45 39 — Kingston, Ontario, CANADA Death: March 2, 1885 — Ermestown, Ontario, CANADA |
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-12 years elder brother |
John Deaton Schermerhorn Birth: June 30, 1822 33 27 — Ontario, CANADA Death: after 1871 — Ontario, CANADA |
| Family with Hannah Kennerborough |
| himself |
Horace Schermerhorn Birth: September 22, 1834 45 39 — Kingston, Ontario, CANADA Death: March 2, 1885 — Ermestown, Ontario, CANADA |
| wife |
Hannah Kennerborough Birth: Ermestown, Ontario, CANADA Death: Haliburton County, Ontario, CANADA |
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Marriage: July 22, 1856 — Parsonage, Waterloo, Ontario, CANADA |
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8 years daughter |
Susan Schermerhorn Birth: about 1864 29 Death: |
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-5 years son |
George Schermerhorn Birth: about 1858 23 — Ontario, CANADA Death: November 10, 1921 |
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10 years daughter |
Kate Schermerhorn Birth: about 1867 32 Death: |
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6 years daughter |
Hattie Schermerhorn Birth: about 1872 37 — Ontario, CANADA Death: |
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-9 years son |
Michael Frederick Schermerhorn Birth: November 4, 1862 28 — Tamworth, Ontario, CANADA Death: October 21, 1926 — Odessa, Ontario, CANADA |
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8 years son |
Solomom Schermerhorn Birth: about 1870 35 Death: |
- Generation 1
Horace Schermerhorn, son of John Schermerhorn and Nancy Ann Abbott, was born on September 22, 1834 in Kingston, Ontario, CANADA and died on March 2, 1885 in Ermestown, Ontario, CANADA at the age of 50. He married Hannah Kennerborough on July 22, 1856 in Parsonage, Waterloo, Ontario. She was born in Ermestown, Ontario, CANADA and died in Haliburton County, Ontario, CANADA.
Children of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough:
- Susan Schermerhorn (1864–)
- George Schermerhorn (1858–1921)
- Kate Schermerhorn (1867–)
- Hattie Schermerhorn (1872–)
- Michael Frederick Schermerhorn (1862–1926)
- Solomom Schermerhorn (1870–)
- Generation 2back to top
Susan Schermerhorn, daughter of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough, was born about 1864.
George Schermerhorn, son of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough, was born about 1858 in Ontario, CANADA and died on November 10, 1921.
Kate Schermerhorn, daughter of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough, was born about 1867.
Hattie Schermerhorn, daughter of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough, was born about 1872 in Ontario, CANADA.
Michael Frederick Schermerhorn, son of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough, was born on November 4, 1862 in Tamworth, Ontario, CANADA and died on October 21, 1926 in Odessa, Ontario, CANADA at the age of 63. He married Alice Lucinda Huff on October 25, 1884 in Monroe, Ontario, CANADA. She was born on May 14, 1866 in Camden East Or Tamworth, Ontario, CANADA and died on July 5, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario, CANADA at the age of 76.
Solomom Schermerhorn, son of Horace Schermerhorn and Hannah Kennerborough, was born about 1870.