Joseph Cover was born the 4th of July 1796 in Graceham, Frederick, Maryland to Yost and Mary (Kemp) Cover. He had 3 sisters (Elizabeth, Sarah and Mary) and 5 brothers (Johannes, Jacob, David, William and Daniel). His parents and siblings were all born in Graceham, Frederick, Maryland as well. His paternal grandparents, Daniel Cover (Kober) and Maria Eva Everhardt were both born in Germany and passed away in Maryland.
Joseph married Susannah Koch, daughter of Johan Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch. There is some disagreement for when Joseph and Susannah were married. Ancestry.com has a database for Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. This says that Joseph and Susannah were married in Frederick County, Maryland on the 18th of November 1815
However, another Maryland book source (I believe this book is called the Moravian community and congregation of Graceham in Maryland and some of their neighbors, 1759-1871- a copy of can be obtained through the LDS Family History Centers) detailing marriages (p. 13), yields this information:
Cover, Joseph, tanner (1:131) of Mechanicstown, born in Frederick County, married Ap 7, 1816
Susanna Koch (1:180) daughter of Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch, who was born in Frederick County My 2, 1795 and was baptized Je 14, 1795.
Issue:
1. Anna Rebecca (1:220), born Ja 11, 1817, baptized Ap 6, 1817.
2. Susanna (1:112), born F 29, 1820, baptized Ap 30, 1820.
3. Joseph Hanson (1:118), born F 28, 1822, baptized Ap 28, 1822
4. George Alfred (1:121), born Je 1, 1824, baptized N 21, 1824
5. Wesley Alexander (1:122; 2:194), born Mr 4, 1826, baptized Ap 30, 1826, died Ag 30, 1827, buried Ag 31, 1827
6. Levi (2:13), born Ag 18, 1828, baptized D 28, 1828.
7. Erastus (2:20), born Jl 12, 1831, baptized Ag 7, 1831
Joseph and Susannah had two additional children:
8. Joshua Cover born around 1834 in Ohio
9. Daniel Martin Van Buren Cover born 14 Oct 1837 in Ohio
Joseph passed away at the age of 54 in December of 1849. Cause of death was listed as inflammatory bowels. (Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 database on ancestry.com).
Joseph married Susannah Koch, daughter of Johan Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch. There is some disagreement for when Joseph and Susannah were married. Ancestry.com has a database for Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. This says that Joseph and Susannah were married in Frederick County, Maryland on the 18th of November 1815
However, another Maryland book source (I believe this book is called the Moravian community and congregation of Graceham in Maryland and some of their neighbors, 1759-1871- a copy of can be obtained through the LDS Family History Centers) detailing marriages (p. 13), yields this information:
Cover, Joseph, tanner (1:131) of Mechanicstown, born in Frederick County, married Ap 7, 1816
Susanna Koch (1:180) daughter of Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch, who was born in Frederick County My 2, 1795 and was baptized Je 14, 1795.
Issue:
1. Anna Rebecca (1:220), born Ja 11, 1817, baptized Ap 6, 1817.
2. Susanna (1:112), born F 29, 1820, baptized Ap 30, 1820.
3. Joseph Hanson (1:118), born F 28, 1822, baptized Ap 28, 1822
4. George Alfred (1:121), born Je 1, 1824, baptized N 21, 1824
5. Wesley Alexander (1:122; 2:194), born Mr 4, 1826, baptized Ap 30, 1826, died Ag 30, 1827, buried Ag 31, 1827
6. Levi (2:13), born Ag 18, 1828, baptized D 28, 1828.
7. Erastus (2:20), born Jl 12, 1831, baptized Ag 7, 1831
Joseph and Susannah had two additional children:
8. Joshua Cover born around 1834 in Ohio
9. Daniel Martin Van Buren Cover born 14 Oct 1837 in Ohio
Joseph passed away at the age of 54 in December of 1849. Cause of death was listed as inflammatory bowels. (Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 database on ancestry.com).
Joseph Cover was born the 4th of July 1796 in Graceham, Frederick, Maryland to Yost and Mary (Kemp) Cover. He had 3 sisters (Elizabeth, Sarah and Mary) and 5 brothers (Johannes, Jacob, David, William and Daniel). His parents and siblings were all born in Graceham, Frederick, Maryland as well. His paternal grandparents, Daniel Cover (Kober) and Maria Eva Everhardt were both born in Germany and passed away in Maryland.
Joseph married Susannah Koch, daughter of Johan Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch. There is some disagreement for when Joseph and Susannah were married. Ancestry.com has a database for Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. This says that Joseph and Susannah were married in Frederick County, Maryland on the 18th of November 1815
However, another Maryland book source (I believe this book is called the Moravian community and congregation of Graceham in Maryland and some of their neighbors, 1759-1871- a copy of can be obtained through the LDS Family History Centers) detailing marriages (p. 13), yields this information:
Cover, Joseph, tanner (1:131) of Mechanicstown, born in Frederick County, married Ap 7, 1816
Susanna Koch (1:180) daughter of Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch, who was born in Frederick County My 2, 1795 and was baptized Je 14, 1795.
Issue:
1. Anna Rebecca (1:220), born Ja 11, 1817, baptized Ap 6, 1817.
2. Susanna (1:112), born F 29, 1820, baptized Ap 30, 1820.
3. Joseph Hanson (1:118), born F 28, 1822, baptized Ap 28, 1822
4. George Alfred (1:121), born Je 1, 1824, baptized N 21, 1824
5. Wesley Alexander (1:122; 2:194), born Mr 4, 1826, baptized Ap 30, 1826, died Ag 30, 1827, buried Ag 31, 1827
6. Levi (2:13), born Ag 18, 1828, baptized D 28, 1828.
7. Erastus (2:20), born Jl 12, 1831, baptized Ag 7, 1831
Joseph and Susannah had two additional children:
8. Joshua Cover born around 1834 in Ohio
9. Daniel Martin Van Buren Cover born 14 Oct 1837 in Ohio
Joseph passed away at the age of 54 in December of 1849. Cause of death was listed as inflammatory bowels. (Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 database on ancestry.com).
Joseph married Susannah Koch, daughter of Johan Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch. There is some disagreement for when Joseph and Susannah were married. Ancestry.com has a database for Maryland Marriages, 1655-1850. This says that Joseph and Susannah were married in Frederick County, Maryland on the 18th of November 1815
However, another Maryland book source (I believe this book is called the Moravian community and congregation of Graceham in Maryland and some of their neighbors, 1759-1871- a copy of can be obtained through the LDS Family History Centers) detailing marriages (p. 13), yields this information:
Cover, Joseph, tanner (1:131) of Mechanicstown, born in Frederick County, married Ap 7, 1816
Susanna Koch (1:180) daughter of Georg and Maria (Duckness) Koch, who was born in Frederick County My 2, 1795 and was baptized Je 14, 1795.
Issue:
1. Anna Rebecca (1:220), born Ja 11, 1817, baptized Ap 6, 1817.
2. Susanna (1:112), born F 29, 1820, baptized Ap 30, 1820.
3. Joseph Hanson (1:118), born F 28, 1822, baptized Ap 28, 1822
4. George Alfred (1:121), born Je 1, 1824, baptized N 21, 1824
5. Wesley Alexander (1:122; 2:194), born Mr 4, 1826, baptized Ap 30, 1826, died Ag 30, 1827, buried Ag 31, 1827
6. Levi (2:13), born Ag 18, 1828, baptized D 28, 1828.
7. Erastus (2:20), born Jl 12, 1831, baptized Ag 7, 1831
Joseph and Susannah had two additional children:
8. Joshua Cover born around 1834 in Ohio
9. Daniel Martin Van Buren Cover born 14 Oct 1837 in Ohio
Joseph passed away at the age of 54 in December of 1849. Cause of death was listed as inflammatory bowels. (Source: U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 database on ancestry.com).
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