Ancestors and Cousins of John Van Essen

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  • ID: I167
  • Name: David D. Sleeper
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 11 Apr 1834 in Vershire, Vermont
  • Death: 02 Mar 1892 in Wolcott, Vermont
  • Change Date: 06 Oct 2008
  • Note:
    Death record on Vermont State Archives film #140. Died from erysipelas (an acute infectious disease of the skin or mucous membranes characterized by inflammation of the skin accompanied with fever; it is caused by any of several kinds of streptococcus). Age 57-10-21 on 02 Mar 1892, so he was born 11 Apr 1834.

    While living in Waterbury, David enlisted at Stowe in December of 1863 for a three-year stint in the 11th Regiment which later became the 1st Heavy Artillery. He described himself as 5 feet 11 inches in height, dark complexion, blue eyes, and brown hair and was a 29-year-old farmer. He saw action at Cold Harbor in 1864. He was discharged in August of 1865.

    Historic Land Ownership map for Wolcott, Lamoile county, Vermont, 1878, shows "D.D. Sleeper" at the upper left, north end of Dist. No. 9:

    http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1205&iid=USAOTH2007MAP_145101-00048

    "J. Gardner" is up the road just across the line in Craftsbury, Orleans county, Vermont, Dist. No. 12:

    http://content.ancestry.com/Browse/view.aspx?dbid=1205&iid=USAOTH2007MAP_145101-00014




    Father: Timothy Sleeper b: 02 Apr 1799 in Sandown, New Hampshire
    Mother: Ruth Flanders b: 26 Feb 1803 in Vershire, Vermont

    Marriage 1 Elizabeth C. Hill b: 12 Mar 1838 in Waterbury, Vermont
      Children
      1. Has No Children Ellen Sleeper b: 20 Jan 1859 in Stowe, Vermont
      2. Has No Children BabyBoy Sleeper b: 18 Mar 1860 in Stowe, Vermont
      3. Has Children Carrie Eldora Sleeper b: 20 Mar 1861 in Eden, Vermont
      4. Has No Children Cora E. Sleeper b: 14 Jul 1863 in Waterbury, Vermont
      5. Has No Children Frank W. Sleeper b: 17 Sep 1866 in Wolcott, Vermont
      6. Has No Children Lucy D. Sleeper b: 12 Nov 1871 in Wolcott, Vermont
      7. Has Children Edward Carroll Sleeper b: 25 Nov 1873 in Wolcott, Vermont
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