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SAGE, HENRY - Born in 1828 in Ohio. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SAGE, JOHN H. - Born in 1830 in Ohio. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
ST. ARME, FRANCIS - Born in 1832 in Canada. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
ST. ANTOINE, PIERRE - Born in 1829 in Wisconsin. A clerk in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
ST. CYR, HYACINTHE - Born in 1825 in Wisconsin. A grocer in St. Paul in 1850. He was married to Adamini (1835 Canada). [MN50]
ST. CYR, MICHAEL - Born in 1812 in Wisconsin. He was a trader in St. Paul in 1850. Living in his household in 1850 were: Melami (1801 WI), Julie (1834 WI), and Abner (1835 WI). [MN50]
ST. MARTIN, OLIVIER - Born in 1811 in Canada. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $350 in 1850. He and his wife Mericone (1816 Canada) had at least seven children: Marie (1841 Canada), Francois (1842 Canada), Joseph (1843 Canada), Seraphine (1845 Canada), Pierre (1846 Canada), Sauvere (1848 Canada), and Edoize (Mar 1850 MN). [MN50]
ST. MARTIN, PASCHAL - Born in 1819 in Canada. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. He and his wife Francoise (1828 MN) had at least three children: Martin (1844 MN), Francolse (1848 MN), and Marie (Feb 1850 MN). Also living in his household in 1850 were: Severe (1825 Canada), Noel (1828 Canada), Felicite (1791 Canada), and François Chaurette (1775 Canada) a laborer. [MN49, MN50]
ST. MARTIN, PIERRE - Born in 1824 in Canada. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. He and his wife Arine (1823 Canada) had at least one child: Pierre (Mar 1850). [MN50]
ST. PAUL CIRCLE OF INDUSTRY - An Association of prominent St. Paul women formed in 1848 to raise money and encourage support for the establishment and erection of a public school in St. Paul. There were 8 original members including Harriett Bishop, Harriet Patch, Mrs. Bass (M. A. Brunson), and Mrs. Irvine (Nancy Galbraith). [WM178]
ST. PAUL HOUSE - Begun as a tamarack log building constructed by Leonard LaRoche in 1845 on a small tract of land bounded on the front and back by Henry Jackson, and on the sides by Alexander McLeod and Joseph Desmarais, it was sold in 1847 to Simeon Folsom who enlarged it substantially, then leased it to Jacob Bass, opened it as a hotel. In 1849, the St. Paul House was the site of the organization of the Territory. For a few years, it held the post office, and it's additions housed the lodges of the Sons of Temperence and the Free Masons. Bass operated the hotel, which contained a well liked tavern, until 1852.
In 1853-4, the high bank upon which it was located was dug down and graded, leaving the building standing a full story above the street, so a stone basement was built up under the log structure. It survived for many years under several managers, and with its name changed to the Merchant's Hotel, until it burned in 1867. Many historical events took place in the building during its life, and historical organizations worked hard to keep it in good repair. [WM150, 165, 172-3, 172-3, 428]
SANFORD, EDWARD J. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM269]
SCHIDALIN, NICHOLAS - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SCHINDLER, HENRY - Born in 1833 in Germany. He was a cigar maker in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SCHWARTZ, WILLIAM - Born in 1815 in New York. A teamster in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SCOFIELD, DERIUS - Born in 1828 in New York. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $600 in 1850. Assumed to be a brother of Ellis with whom he lived in 1850. [MN50]
SCOFIELD, ELLIS - Born in 1827 in New York. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $100 in 1850. Assumed to be a brother of Derius with whom he lived in 1850. [MN50]
SCOFIELD, MARY AUGUSTA - She was born in 1828 in New York. In the spring of 1849, Miss Scofield joined Harriett Bishop as the second public schoolteacher in St. Paul, teaching at the schoolroom located in Edward Neill's Lecture Room. [WM216,245, MN50]
SCOTT, CHARLES P. - A St. Paul plasterer in 1849. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and is said to have been the first Mason made in St. Paul. [WM235, 246, MN49]
SCOTT, DRED - A slave owned by Dr. John Emerson, military surgeon at Fort Snelling in 1837. He later became historical owing to the "Dred Scott Decision" of the U.S. Supreme Court. [WM46]
SEITZINGER, LEVINA - Born in 1829 in Pennsylvania. A St. Paul resident in 1850. [MN50]
SELBY, JEREMIAH W. - Born in 1820 in Ohio. A farmer in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $1,500 in 1850. He and his wife Stella H. (1823 OH) had at least one child: Sophia (1845 OH). [MN50]
SELLERS, B. L. - Born in 1820 in Ohio. A mason in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SEMMES, W. H. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SEMPER, DAMAS - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SERGEANT, SAMUEL H. - Born in 1812 in Massachusetts. Arrived in St. Paul in 1849, and founded Sergeant & Bowen Dry Goods, in partnership with William Bowen. Sergeant was elected as a City Assessor in 1850. By 1853, he was running the business as S. H. Sergeant's Dry Goods. His real estate holdings were valued at $2,500 in 1850. He and his wife Martha (1819 OH) had at least
one child: Burton H. (1842 MI).[WM246, 278, 342, MN50]
SHADWICK, WILLIAM - Born in 1822 in Ohio. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SHAFFER, C. E. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SHATTUCK, NELSON - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SHAVER, GEORGE - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SHAW, GEORGE W. - Born in 1828 in Missouri. A mason in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SHEARER, ANDY L. - Born in 1825 in Pennsylvania. Arrived in St. Paul in 1848. He worked as a carpenter & joiner for some time. He later was a banker on Jackson Street. He died 30 Oct 1869. His real estate holdings were valued at $1,200 in 1850. He was married 23 Nov 1850 by Henry Lambert, j.p. to Therese Hurtibease. [WM200,437, MN50, RCM]
SHELLEY, ERWIN Y. - Born in 1827 in Pennsylvania. A printer in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270, MN50]
SHEPHERD, EUPHRATES - Born in 1828 in Illinois. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. He was married to Margaret (1832 IL). [MN50]
SHEPPARD, MARIE - She was married in 1848 in Rhode Island to Francois Xavier Lavallee of Canada, and they moved to St. Paul. She died in 1881 at Centerville, MN.[LR1798, LR2873]
SHERMAN, MARSHALL - Sherman was a painter who came to St. Paul in 1848. He was in partnership with James Boal in 1849-50. [WM158]
SHIPLER, JACOB R. - He and his wife Margaret were residents in St. Paul in 1849 and 1850. Apparently their marriage was less than stable. The newspaper of the time reports in September 1849 that Margaret had left him. In February 1850 Jacob was before Justice Wakefield on a complaint of aggravated assault and battery, at which he was committed to jail at Ft. Snelling. In April of 1850 Jacob escaped from the sheriff of Ramsey County and a reward was offered for his return. [MN49, MPv1#20, MPv1#45, MPv1#52]
SIBLEY, HENRY HASTINGS - General Sibley was born in Detroit, MI, in 1811, the son of Territorial Legislator, Congressman, and Supreme Court Justice Solomon Sibley and Sarah W. Sproat. He was privately educated as a youth, and considered following his father into law, but opted for a more stirring and active life, thus at 17, he spent a year as a trader in Sault Ste Marie, then went to Mackinac where he entered the service of the American Fur Company as a clerk. He remained at that post for 5 years, and in 1834, he was admitted as a partner in the firm. He arrived at Mendota in 1834, where, in 1836, he built the first private stone dwelling in Minnesota. On 2 May 1843, he married Sarah J. Steele at Fort Snelling.
In 1838, he was appointed as the first Justice of the Peace in the territory east of the Mississippi. That began his public career, and in 1848, he was elected a Congressman representing what was then considered part of the Wisconsin Territory. He would use that position to fight for the establishment of Minnesota as a separate territory. He was reelected in both 1849 and 1850. In 1855, he was elected a member of the Minnesota Legislature from Dakota County, and in 1857, President of the "Democratic" wing of the Constitutional Convention. That same year, he was elected the first Governor of the state.
In 1862, Sibley was appointed by then Governor Ramsey as commander of the forces sent to quell the Sioux outbreak, and was commissioned by President Abraham Lincoln as a Brigadier General, and later rose to Major General. In 1871, he served another term in the Legislature, and on many public boards and commissions throughout the state. [WM50-54ff]
SIMON, GEORGE - Born in 1818 in Germany. A butcher in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SIMONDS [SYMONDS], Charles - Born in 1815 in Scotland. He was a scale maker in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $2,000 in 1850. [WM270, MN50]
SIMONS, ORLANDO - Born in 1824 at Lyons, NY, he moved to Elmira with his family, where he was educated at the Elmira Academy and the Chester Academy, and afterward read law. In 1849, he joined with another young lawyer from Elmira, Henry Masterson, and they moved to St. Paul where they founded the Masterson and Simons Law Firm, which continued in business until 1875, when it was the oldest law firm in the state. In 1850, Simons was elected Justice of the Peace, and in 1854, he became the first City Justice, holding that office for six years. In 1875, he was appointed Associate Judge of the Common Pleas Court of Ramsey County, and a few months later, he was elected for an additional 7 year term. [WM282, MN50]
SIMPSON, JAMES W. - St. Paul Merchant. He was born in Virginia in 1818, and it was rumored that he had been a clergyman in his younger days. He came to Minnesota in 1842 and resided about a year at Sandy Lake, where he was connected with the nission in some capacity. He then spent some time at Red Rock before coming to St. Paul in October of 1843. He purchased an acre from Benjamin Gervais where Union Block later stood, and opened the second store in the village. He later sold this and bought a tract between Baptist Hill and the Merchant's Hotel, where he lived until his death on 30 May 1870. In 1846, he married Mary Denoyer, a niece of Louis Robert. James and Mary had at least two children: George (1848 MN), and Emma (Jan 1850 MN). His real estate holdings were valued at $3,500 in 1850.[WM130, MN49, MN50]
SIMPSON, SARAH JANE - Born in 1833 in Wisconsin. A St. Paul resident in 1850. [MN50]
SLOAN, DAVID THOMAS - Coming to St. Paul in 1843, Sloan became an employee of Hartshorn & Jackson, and later went into business for himself, engaged in trading with the Chippewa. He later moved to Chippewa country where he married a sister of Chief Hole-in-the-Day. [WM137]
SLOAN, EDWARD B. - Born in 1800 in New York. He was a Indian trader in St. Paul in 1850. He and his wife Sarah T. (1810 New York) had at least seven children: Edmund P. (1834 NY) a laborer, Ruth Ann (1835 NY), Emma (1840 IN), Sarah (1843 WI), Galena (1844 IA), John R. (1846 IA), and William (1847 IA). [MN49, MN50]
SLOAN, LEVI - Born in 1825 in New York. Sloan came to St. Paul in 1849 and opened a store. He was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge that year. He was elected a Representative in 1853-4, and died in St. Paul in 1854.His real estate holdings were valued at $1,200 in 1850. He and his wife Elizabeth (1831 IN) had at least one child: Olive (1849 MN). [WM235, 246, 270, 355, MN49, MN50]
SLOSSON, J. N. - St. Paul merchant and tailor in 1849, in partnership with George Douglas. [WM246, 270]
SMITH, A. A. - Born in 1825 in Connecticut. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SMITH, CHARLES KILGORE - An attorney born in Cincinnati, OH, in 1799, he was educated at Oxford, OH, and had held several important offices before coming to Minnesota. He came to St. Paul in 1849 as Secretary of State of the new territory. He was a charter member of the Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodges, and one of the organizers of the Minnesota Historical Society. He was an outspoken man of strong conservative opinions, and was attacked mercilessly by James Goodhue in the Minnesota Pioneer. He resigned his position in 1851, and returned to Hamilton, OH, where he died in 1866. His real estate holdings were valued at $500 in 1850.[WM221, MN50]
SMITH, CHRISTIAN - A resident in St. Paul in 1849. Living in his household are listed 4 males and 5 females. [MN49]
SMITH, GEORGE - Born in 1832 in Kentucky. A cook in St. Paul in 1850. Probably a brother of John with whom he lived in 1850. [MN50]
SMITH, J. W. C. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SMITH, JOHN - Born in 1830 in Kentucky. A cook in St. Paul in 1850. Probably a brother of George with whom he lived in 1850. [MN50]
SMITH, WARREN - Born in 1831 in New Hampshire. A brickmaker in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SMITH, WILLIAM C. - Born in 1830 in New York. He was a clerk in St. Paul in 1850. He was no doubt a son of Charles Kilgore Smith with whom he was living in 1850. [MN50]
SNOW, ELIZABETH - Born in 1830 in England. A St. Paul resident in 1850. [MN50]
SNOW, HEMAN - A son of "Mr." Snow who was shot to death on 5 Sep 1849 by a playmate named Isaiah McMellan . [MPv1#21, MPv1#44]
SNOW, HENRIETTA MARIA - Born in 1833 in Pennsylvania, she was the wife of Samuel Fletcher Brown, St. Paul merchant tailor.[MN50, Robert Goodman]
SNOW, JOHN - A resident in St. Paul in 1849. Living in his household are listed 17 males and 2 females. [MN49]
SNOW, DR. S. - Married on 23 May 1849, at Prairie du Chien, Dr. S. Snow of St. Paul, to Miss Bolena Fink, of Prairie du Chien. [MPv1#9]
SNOWDEN, ANN - Born in 1831 in Missouri. A St. Paul resident in 1850. [MN50]
SNYDER, GEORGE H. - Born in 1829 in New York. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. He was married at the "Fremont House," on 8 Nov 1850, to Eliza Jane Wakefield. [MN50, MPv2#30]
SOMMERVILLE, J. C. - Born in 1817 in Vermont. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SOMMERVILLE, JOHN - Born in 1815 in Vermont. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850.
[MN50]
SONES, HENRY - Born in 1826 in Germany. A stonemason in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SPANGLER, J. R. - Born in 1820 in Wisconsin. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SPEERS [SPEARS], JACKSON - Born in 1828 in Wisconsin. A laborer in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
SPENCE, GEORGE - Born in 1804 in Scotland. A baker in St. Paul in 1850. He and his wife Lillis [Gilles]? (1814 Scotland) had at least 4 children: William (1830 England) a laborer, Elizabeth (1833 NY), George (1845 NY), and John (1848 MO). [MN50]
SPENCER, JOHN B. - Born in 1822 in Kentucky. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $1,600 in 1850. He and his wife Nancy (1824 IN) had at least two children: John H. (1843 IN), and Henry T. (1848 IN). [MN50]
SPENCER, R. M. - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
SPENCER, SPEAR [SPIER] - Born in 1827 in Kentucky. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. He is probably a brother of John B Spencer with whom he lived in 1850. His real estate holdings were valued at $500 in 1850. [MN50]
SPERRY, CHARLES - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM269]
SPICER, NATHAN - Born in 1828 in Ohio. A St. Paul silversmith & jeweler in 1849, and still in business in 1853. [WM246,343, MN50]
SPORE, DAVID - Born in 1829 in New York. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
STARKFIELDER - A St. Paul plasterer is 1849. [WM246]
STEELE, ABBY - She married Dr. Thomas Potts at Fort Snelling in 1847. [WM261]
STEELE, DANIEL - Born in 1815 in New York. A carpenter in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
STEELE, SARAH - Wife of General Henry H. Sibley [WM51]
STEERS, WILLIAM - Born in 1826 in Pennsylvania. A cabinetmaker in St. Paul in 1850. [MN50]
STEPHEN, ARTHUR - Born in 1828 in Scotland. A plasterer in St. Paul in 1850. Probably a brother of Robert with whom he lived in 1850. [MN50]
STEPHEN, ROBERT - Born in 1831 in Scotland. A teamster in St. Paul in 1850. Probably a brother of Arthur with whom he lived in 1850. [MN50]
STEWARD, JAMES - A resident in St. Paul in 1850. [WM270]
STEWART, K. - A St. Paul baker in 1849. [WM246]
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