Sitter, Jacob C.

Birth Name Sitter, Jacob C.
Also Known As Jake
Gramps ID I141987
Gender male
Age at Death 83 years, 4 months, 17 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E214538] 1854-03-30 Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada  
 
Death [E214539] 1937-08-16 Melvin, Sanilac County, Michigan  
 

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Setter, Jacob [I141928]1807-12-011885-08-03
Mother Klein, Catharine [I141927]1813-10-31
    Sister     Setter, Carolyn [I148160]
    Brother     Sitter, Jacob [I166872] 1837-10-21
    Brother     Setter, Nikolaus [I178664] 1839-05-31 1910-03-13
    Brother     Sitter, Peter [I69473] 1841-02-28 1911-05-17
    Brother     Sitter, Valentine [I166780] 1848-08-00
    Sister     Setter, Catherine [I98239] 1854 1939
         Sitter, Jacob C. [I141987] 1854-03-30 1937-08-16

Families

    Family of Sitter, Jacob C. and Forsyth, Anne Marie [F46264]
Married Wife Forsyth, Anne Marie [I165701] ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E343694] 1878 Ontario, Canada  
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Sitter, George Henry [I37095]1881-10-251953-12-21
Sitter, Susan A. [I37984]1884-10-261963-08-22
Sitter, Joseph E. [I37059]1886-10-121968-04-00
Setter, Mary Alberta [I165714]1894-10-001953
    Family of Sitter, Jacob C. and Vanskiver, Theresa [F24488]
Married Wife Vanskiver, Theresa [I141979] ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E323193] 1918-07-00 Sanilac County, Michigan  
 

Narrative

Known as Jake or Red Jake

Jake and Anne immigrated in Michigan in 1887, residing in Valley Center for one year and then moving to a farm 1/2 mile south of Milvin. They lived there 30 years, until the death of Anne. They had eight children, four living.

Jake changed his name from Setter to Sitter becuase of a disagreement with one of his brothers. Buried in Melvin Cemetary, Died of Gengrine of the foot, senile 83 years 4 months 17 days. He was a farmer.

Pedigree

  1. Setter, Jacob [I141928]
    1. Klein, Catharine [I141927]
      1. Setter, Carolyn [I148160]
      2. Sitter, Jacob [I166872]
      3. Setter, Nikolaus [I178664]
      4. Sitter, Peter [I69473]
      5. Sitter, Valentine [I166780]
      6. Setter, Catherine [I98239]
      7. Sitter, Jacob C.
        1. Forsyth, Anne Marie [I165701]
          1. Sitter, George Henry [I37095]
          2. Sitter, Susan A. [I37984]
          3. Sitter, Joseph E. [I37059]
          4. Setter, Mary Alberta [I165714]
        2. Vanskiver, Theresa [I141979]

Ancestors