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Samuel Sussman Snow
Samuel Sussman Snow (March 18, 1818 - July 9, 1892) was a pioneering settler, doctor, gold miner, and rancher in California. He was an immigrant and Jewish. He helped establish a synagogue and the Kewish Pioneer Cemetery in Placerville, California. Jonathan Friedmann wrote the 2020 book ''Jewish Gold Country'' about him and other Jewish pioneers in California. It recounts the tales of gold rush era pioneers. He married Paulina Fink. References External linksFindagrave entry {{DEFAULTSORT:Snow, Samuel Sussman 1818 births 1892 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kewish Pioneer Cemetery
Kewish is a Celtic surname of Manx origin. Background * Pronounced Q-ish. * A contraction of ''MacCuis'', '' McCuish'', ''MacKewsh'' or one of several variations of ''MacUais'', "The Noble's Son". Colla Uais was the 121st Milesian Monarch of Ireland (322-326 AD). The name in this original form is first noted in Scotland, including The Uists, where Colla Uais was expelled with 300 followers by Muireadhach Tireach in 327 AD. * It is speculated that descendants of this family either migrated between Scotland and Northern Ireland and finally settled in the Isle of Man (perhaps during the Dal Riata beginning in the 5th century), or later moved there directly when both Uist and Mann were parts of the Kingdom of the Isles (9th to 13th centuries). * In its original form, the name has been recorded on the Manx Manorial Roll (M.R.) since its inception in the 15th century. * It is first seen in its current form in the late 16th to 17th century when the "Mac" patronymic prefix disappeared f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Placerville, California
Placerville (, ; formerly Old Dry Diggings, Dry Diggings, and Hangtown) is a city in and the county seat of El Dorado County, California. The population was 10,747 as of the 2020 census, up from 10,389 as of the 2010 census. It is part of the Sacramento–Arden-Arcade– Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area. History A former Maidu settlement called Indak was located at the site of the town. After the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in nearby Coloma, California, by James W. Marshall in 1848 sparked the California Gold Rush, the small town now known as Placerville was known as Dry Diggin's after the manner in which the miners moved cartloads of dry soil to run water to separate the gold from the soil. Later in 1849, the town earned its most common historical name, "Hangtown", because of the numerous hangings that had occurred there. However, there is debate on exactly how many lynchings occurred in the town. The town had no police force (in 1849) and five immigra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Friedmann
Jonathan L. Friedmann (born in 1980) is a scholar of Jewish music and history as well as a cantor. He is a Professor of Jewish Music History at the Academy for Jewish Religion California and Associate Dean of its Jewish Studies Program. He is also president of the Western States Jewish History Association and director of the Jewish Museum of the American West The Jewish Museum of the American West is an online museum sponsored by the Western States Jewish History Association dedicated to telling the stories of the participation of Jews in the development of the American West The Western United St .... He has written and edited books about Judaism, music, religion, and history including as collections of essays, writings, and quotations. He wrote the 2020 book ''Jewish Gold Country'' about Jewish pioneers in California from the gold rush era. It is part of the Images of America series and includes numerous photographs. Bibliography *''Jewish Sacred Music and Jewish Identity: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1818 Births
Events January–March * January 1 ** Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire. ** Mary Shelley's ''Frankenstein'' is published anonymously in London. * January 2 – The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded. * January 3 (21:52 UTC) – Venus occults Jupiter. It is the last occultation of one planet by another before November 22, 2065. * January 6 – The Treaty of Mandeswar brings an end to the Third Anglo-Maratha War, ending the dominance of Marathas, and enhancing the power of the British East India Company, which controls territory occupied by 180 million Indians. * January 11 – Percy Bysshe Shelley's ''Ozymandias'' is published pseudonymously in London. * January 12 – The Dandy horse (''Laufmaschine'' bicycle) is invented by Karl Drais in Mannheim. * February 3 – Jeremiah Chubb is granted a British patent for the Chubb detector lock. * February 5 – Upon his death, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
