Adam Hamilton (1845 - 1903)

Born Dec 1845 in Pennsylvania

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Ann. Sweeney — married 17 Apr 1873 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Died 27 Sep 1903 at age 57 in Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Adam /HAMILTON/^[2]

Birth

Birth:

Date: DEC 1845

Place: Pennsylvania^[3][4][5]

Death

Death:

Date: 27 SEP 1903

Place: Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Note: #N191^[6]

Burial

Burial: St. Peter's Catholic Church Cemetery

Date: SEP 1903

Place: Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania^[7]

Note

Note: #N680

Marriage

Husband: Adam Hamilton

Wife: Sarah Ann. Sweeney

Marriage: St. Peter's Catholic Church

Date: 17 APR 1873

Place: Elizabethtown, Lancaster, Pennsylvania^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ Hamilton-9231 was created by Ellen Welker through the import of Ellen Hamilton Family Tree_2015-02-26.ged on Feb 26, 2015. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S102
3. ↑ Source: #S1048
4. ↑ Source: #S1050
5. ↑ Source: #S1049
6. ↑ Source: #S388
7. ↑ Source: #S1057
8. ↑ Source: #S1056

• Source: S102 Title: Family History of Sharon Wratton Higbee
• Source: S1048 Title: 1880 Pennsylvania Census, Elizabethtown, Lancaster Co
• Source: S1049 Title: 1900 Pennsylvania Census Elizabethtown, Lancaster County
• Source: S1050 Title: 1860 Pennsylvania Census, Conoy Twp., Lancaster Co
• Source: S1057 Title: Tombstone - Adam Hamilton Repository: #R96
• Repository: R96 Name: Lancaster County PA Historical Society Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S388 Title: Lewis Hamilton Will and Probate Records Repository: #R11
• Repository: R11 Name: Edgar County, Illinois Courthouse Address: E-Mail Address: Phone Number:

Notes

Note N191Not named in Lewis Hamilton will.

Note N680I have not found definitive proof that the Adam Hamilton, married to Sarah Sweeney, is the son of William and Mary Foster Hamilton. He is the only Adam Hamilton in the right location, Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. There are other family ties to this location. William married his second wife, Elizabeth, in Elizabethtown and he is buried there. Although the rest of the family moved to Dauphin Co. between 1860 and 1870, Adam was old enough to have stayed behind. In the 1870 census, Adam, age 22, is living alone in Elizabethtown and is a blacksmith, probably an apprentice, since he is living in the household of an older blacksmith. Records of St. Peter's Catholic Church in Elizabethtown, PA show a marriage date of 17 April 1893. This is substantiated by the 1900 census which said they had been married 27 years. I'm still not sure about his age. The 1900 census shows him born in Dec. 1849, but his tombstone shows a death date of Sept. 27, 1903, aged 57 years, which would indicate a birth year of 1845. Earlier censuses indicate a birth year about 1847. This family seems to have a problem knowing when they were born.