Susan Hersperger was a daughter of Catherine (née Remsberg) and Heinrich "Henry" Hersperger, born in 1806 in Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland
Susan Hersperger and John Dare were married on 6 October 1824 in Frederick County. The two met when John Dare was passing through Jefferson, on his way to Harper's Ferry (then in Virginia, now in West Virginia). The couple had five children; three of whom lived to maturity.
Notes
"Henry Hershberger was married to Catherine Remsberg, who was then in her twenty-fifth year. Their children are: [...] 7, Susan, married John Dare, father of Miss Elizabeth Dare, of Jefferson, died aged eighty-three." (Bio. of Bernard Hershberger in: Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKenzie, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 2 ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth, 1910), p. 1595.)
Susan "Hershberger" & John Dare, 6 Oct 1824, Frederick Co. (Maryland Marriages 1655-1850).
1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 35, family 37, lines 5-9, p. 400 (printed), 18 Jul 1850.
5. John Dare, 53, farmer ($7,200), New Jersey.
6. Susan -----, 43, Md.
7. Elizabeth -----, 14, Md.
8. Susan M. -----, 13, Md.
9. Jesse T. Boyer, 28, Md.
• Jesse T. Boyer was Susan's nephew; the son of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer.
1870 U.S. Census, District 14, Frederick Co, Maryland; dwelling 7, family 7, line 37-40 & 1-3, pp. 530-530B (printed), pp. 19-20 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
37. Dare, John, 73, farmer ($5,000; $1,000), Maryland.
38. ----- "Sousan," 63, Maryland.
39. ----- Elizabeth, 32, Maryland.
40. ----- Matilda, 30, merchant, Maryland.
1. ----- Willie E., 9, Md.
2. ----- Francis D., 7, Md.
3. ----- Carrie E., 5, Md.
• The identities of the three children and their connection with the Dares are uncertain (too young to have been in the 1860 U.S. Census). Elizabeth and Matilda Dare are not known to have married or to have had children.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 87, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 20-25, p. 4 (written), -- Jun 1880.
20. Dare, Susan, white, 73, [head], widowed, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
21. ----- Elizabeth, white, 40, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
22. ----- Susan M., white, 38, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
23. Spriggs, Isaiah, black, 35, domestic, married, works on farm; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
24. ----- Theresa, black, 27, domestic, married, house keeper; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
25. ----- Lulela, black, 7, domestic; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
• Isaiah Spriggs was a veteran of the famed 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States comprised entirely of African-American enlisted men.
Reviewed 6 August 2023.
Susan Hersperger and John Dare were married on 6 October 1824 in Frederick County. The two met when John Dare was passing through Jefferson, on his way to Harper's Ferry (then in Virginia, now in West Virginia). The couple had five children; three of whom lived to maturity.
Notes
"Henry Hershberger was married to Catherine Remsberg, who was then in her twenty-fifth year. Their children are: [...] 7, Susan, married John Dare, father of Miss Elizabeth Dare, of Jefferson, died aged eighty-three." (Bio. of Bernard Hershberger in: Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKenzie, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 2 ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth, 1910), p. 1595.)
Susan "Hershberger" & John Dare, 6 Oct 1824, Frederick Co. (Maryland Marriages 1655-1850).
1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 35, family 37, lines 5-9, p. 400 (printed), 18 Jul 1850.
5. John Dare, 53, farmer ($7,200), New Jersey.
6. Susan -----, 43, Md.
7. Elizabeth -----, 14, Md.
8. Susan M. -----, 13, Md.
9. Jesse T. Boyer, 28, Md.
• Jesse T. Boyer was Susan's nephew; the son of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer.
1870 U.S. Census, District 14, Frederick Co, Maryland; dwelling 7, family 7, line 37-40 & 1-3, pp. 530-530B (printed), pp. 19-20 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
37. Dare, John, 73, farmer ($5,000; $1,000), Maryland.
38. ----- "Sousan," 63, Maryland.
39. ----- Elizabeth, 32, Maryland.
40. ----- Matilda, 30, merchant, Maryland.
1. ----- Willie E., 9, Md.
2. ----- Francis D., 7, Md.
3. ----- Carrie E., 5, Md.
• The identities of the three children and their connection with the Dares are uncertain (too young to have been in the 1860 U.S. Census). Elizabeth and Matilda Dare are not known to have married or to have had children.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 87, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 20-25, p. 4 (written), -- Jun 1880.
20. Dare, Susan, white, 73, [head], widowed, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
21. ----- Elizabeth, white, 40, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
22. ----- Susan M., white, 38, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
23. Spriggs, Isaiah, black, 35, domestic, married, works on farm; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
24. ----- Theresa, black, 27, domestic, married, house keeper; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
25. ----- Lulela, black, 7, domestic; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
• Isaiah Spriggs was a veteran of the famed 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States comprised entirely of African-American enlisted men.
Reviewed 6 August 2023.
Susan Hersperger was a daughter of Catherine (née Remsberg) and Heinrich "Henry" Hersperger, born in 1806 in Jefferson, Frederick County, Maryland
Susan Hersperger and John Dare were married on 6 October 1824 in Frederick County. The two met when John Dare was passing through Jefferson, on his way to Harper's Ferry (then in Virginia, now in West Virginia). The couple had five children; three of whom lived to maturity.
Notes
"Henry Hershberger was married to Catherine Remsberg, who was then in her twenty-fifth year. Their children are: [...] 7, Susan, married John Dare, father of Miss Elizabeth Dare, of Jefferson, died aged eighty-three." (Bio. of Bernard Hershberger in: Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKenzie, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 2 ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth, 1910), p. 1595.)
Susan "Hershberger" & John Dare, 6 Oct 1824, Frederick Co. (Maryland Marriages 1655-1850).
1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 35, family 37, lines 5-9, p. 400 (printed), 18 Jul 1850.
5. John Dare, 53, farmer ($7,200), New Jersey.
6. Susan -----, 43, Md.
7. Elizabeth -----, 14, Md.
8. Susan M. -----, 13, Md.
9. Jesse T. Boyer, 28, Md.
• Jesse T. Boyer was Susan's nephew; the son of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer.
1870 U.S. Census, District 14, Frederick Co, Maryland; dwelling 7, family 7, line 37-40 & 1-3, pp. 530-530B (printed), pp. 19-20 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
37. Dare, John, 73, farmer ($5,000; $1,000), Maryland.
38. ----- "Sousan," 63, Maryland.
39. ----- Elizabeth, 32, Maryland.
40. ----- Matilda, 30, merchant, Maryland.
1. ----- Willie E., 9, Md.
2. ----- Francis D., 7, Md.
3. ----- Carrie E., 5, Md.
• The identities of the three children and their connection with the Dares are uncertain (too young to have been in the 1860 U.S. Census). Elizabeth and Matilda Dare are not known to have married or to have had children.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 87, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 20-25, p. 4 (written), -- Jun 1880.
20. Dare, Susan, white, 73, [head], widowed, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
21. ----- Elizabeth, white, 40, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
22. ----- Susan M., white, 38, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
23. Spriggs, Isaiah, black, 35, domestic, married, works on farm; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
24. ----- Theresa, black, 27, domestic, married, house keeper; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
25. ----- Lulela, black, 7, domestic; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
• Isaiah Spriggs was a veteran of the famed 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States comprised entirely of African-American enlisted men.
Reviewed 6 August 2023.
Susan Hersperger and John Dare were married on 6 October 1824 in Frederick County. The two met when John Dare was passing through Jefferson, on his way to Harper's Ferry (then in Virginia, now in West Virginia). The couple had five children; three of whom lived to maturity.
Notes
"Henry Hershberger was married to Catherine Remsberg, who was then in her twenty-fifth year. Their children are: [...] 7, Susan, married John Dare, father of Miss Elizabeth Dare, of Jefferson, died aged eighty-three." (Bio. of Bernard Hershberger in: Thomas J. C. Williams and Folger McKenzie, History of Frederick County, Maryland, vol. 2 ([Frederick, Maryland]: L. R. Titsworth, 1910), p. 1595.)
Susan "Hershberger" & John Dare, 6 Oct 1824, Frederick Co. (Maryland Marriages 1655-1850).
1850 U.S. Census, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 35, family 37, lines 5-9, p. 400 (printed), 18 Jul 1850.
5. John Dare, 53, farmer ($7,200), New Jersey.
6. Susan -----, 43, Md.
7. Elizabeth -----, 14, Md.
8. Susan M. -----, 13, Md.
9. Jesse T. Boyer, 28, Md.
• Jesse T. Boyer was Susan's nephew; the son of Catherine (née Hersperger) and Peter Boyer.
1870 U.S. Census, District 14, Frederick Co, Maryland; dwelling 7, family 7, line 37-40 & 1-3, pp. 530-530B (printed), pp. 19-20 (written), 9 Aug 1870.
37. Dare, John, 73, farmer ($5,000; $1,000), Maryland.
38. ----- "Sousan," 63, Maryland.
39. ----- Elizabeth, 32, Maryland.
40. ----- Matilda, 30, merchant, Maryland.
1. ----- Willie E., 9, Md.
2. ----- Francis D., 7, Md.
3. ----- Carrie E., 5, Md.
• The identities of the three children and their connection with the Dares are uncertain (too young to have been in the 1860 U.S. Census). Elizabeth and Matilda Dare are not known to have married or to have had children.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 87, Jefferson, Frederick Co., Maryland; dwelling 13, family 14, lines 20-25, p. 4 (written), -- Jun 1880.
20. Dare, Susan, white, 73, [head], widowed, keeping house; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
21. ----- Elizabeth, white, 40, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
22. ----- Susan M., white, 38, daughter, single, milliner; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
23. Spriggs, Isaiah, black, 35, domestic, married, works on farm; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
24. ----- Theresa, black, 27, domestic, married, house keeper; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
25. ----- Lulela, black, 7, domestic; born in Maryland, parents in Md.
• Isaiah Spriggs was a veteran of the famed 54th Regiment, Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first regiment in the United States comprised entirely of African-American enlisted men.
Reviewed 6 August 2023.
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SUSAN R. DARE
DIED
MAY 19, 1888
AGED
82 Y'rs, 1 Mo. &
16 D'ys.
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