Category Archives: Family

Tempero, John and Betteridge, Mary

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Tempero Family     Compiled by Lesley Margaret Instone Last Revised 02/15/2006 Fri, 10 Feb 2006 23:21:25 +1300 Hello Mike I came across you site when doing a Google search for Tempero as I also have Tempero ancestors (I’m descended from Henry Tempero a nephew of Charles and Thomas Tempero who were the two members of the family who emigrated from Great… Read more »

David Topping

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Dave Topping married the wealthiest girl in Lisbon The “1880 History of Waukesha County” has this notation about Dave P. Topping: “Dealer of dry goods, notions, groceries, etc. was born in Sloansville, NY Feb 9., 1842, came with parents George and Maria Topping to Sauk Co., Wis., moved thence to Columbia Co. where he engaged in the mercantile business in… Read more »

Sennott Family

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Sennott Family     Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/25/2007   Descendants of Peter Sennott Generation No. 1 1. P ETER1 SENNOTT was born Bet. 1810 – 1812 in Northern Ireland. He married MARY SHERDAN. She was born Abt. 1820 in Ireland. Notes for P ETER SENNOTT: In 1880 the Sennotts of Washington County are listed as “Sinnit”. More… Read more »

Small, John

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John Small Family     Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 03/03/2005 Descendants of John Small Generation No. 1 1. JOHN1SMALLwas born 1799 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died November 29, 1873. He married ISABELLERODGERSin Scotland. She was born Abt. 1800 in Perthshire, Scotland, and died 1886. More About J OHNSMALL: Emigration 1: 1841, On the ship “Peruvian”, making their way… Read more »

Jeremiah Smith

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Jeremiah Smith, 1820-1910, a Lisbon pioneer Jeremiah Smith was born Nov. 5, 1829, in Sussex County, England, one of seven children to John and Sarah Smith. When Jeremiah was 19 years old he left England for the United States. The rest of the family did not follow him to the New World, but generally lived out their lives in England…. Read more »

Norman “Pepper” Steffen Family

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‘Pepper’ Steffen: 85-year Lisbon-Sussex resident by Fred H. Keller, Historian Posted: Living Sussex Sun, Nov. 19, 2013 On Pembrook Street, behind the Piggly Wiggly, Norman Pepper Steffen is living out his long life, which began in Lisbon and since the age of 6 has been in Sussex, as the Depression pushed his family off of a two-generation farm holding just… Read more »

Stier Family

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Retrospect: Emma Stier’s life took her from city to farm By Fred Keller Posted: Sep. 10, 2008, Sussex Sun Emma Stier lived 96 years, 73 of them in Lisbon and Sussex. In that time she gave birth to six children, married a teacher, became a farmer’s, then a politician’s wife, took on the Sussex postmaster gig and finally became the… Read more »

Stone, James

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  James Stone, Sr. Family    Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 09/06/2012 Descendants of James Stone, Sr. Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1STONE, SR.was born 1792 in Sussex Co., England (Source: St. Alban’s burial record.), anddied September 25, 1854 (Source: St. Alban’s burial record.). He married MARIA(MARIAH)SMITH(Source: Chris Stone Letter dec. 2, 2003.) in Sussex Co., England. She was… Read more »

Russell, Richard

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Richard Russell Family Compiled and Edited by Michael R.Reilly Last Revised 08/05/2005 Descendants of Richard Russell Generation No. 1 1.RICHARD1 RUSSELL was born 1774 in Westwell, Kent, England, and died1845. He married SARAH GODFREY Unknown in (10) Children born from abt 1795 -1820. She was born 1776 in Westwell, Kent, England, and died 19 Nov 1860. More About SARAH GODFREY:… Read more »

Heny Savage Family & the Stone House

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Henry Savage Family Transcribed and Edited by Michael R. Reilly Last Revised 09/16/2009 Historic stone house now anchors new subdivision First of two parts By Fred Keller Sussex Sun, Posted: April 23, 2008 On the north side of Silver Spring Road, a half-mile east of Lake Five Road in the Town of Lisbon, stands the Savage, Weeks, Dinkel home. Its… Read more »