John Reynolds Card

1797–25 October 1867 (Age 70)
New York, United States

The Life Summary of John Reynolds

When John Reynolds Card was born in 1797, in New York, United States, his father, Stephen Eldred Card, was 36 and his mother, Hannah Reynolds, was 39. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Jane Brown. He lived in Barrington, Yates, New York, United States for about 15 years. He died on 25 October 1867, at the age of 70, and was buried in Penn Yan, Yates, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Reynolds Card
1797–1867
Jane Brown
1797–1876
Lafayette Card
1830–
Hannah Jane Card
1835–1880

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World Events (8)

1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Age 0
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 3
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 22
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English (Kent and Sussex): perhaps from Middle English carde ‘card’, an implement for teasing wool for spinning (from medieval Latin cardus) and therefore short for Carder or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wool carders. Alternatively, from Middle English carde ‘playing card’ (Old French carte), also ‘kind of fabric’ (medieval Latin carda), which could have been a nickname given to a card player or a metonymic occupational name for maker and seller of the fabric.Irish: shortened form of McCard .French: from a shortened form of the personal name Ricardon, a pet form of Richard .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Carde
Carder

Sources (7)

  • John Card, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John R Card, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John R Card in entry for Joyce Card, "New York, Yates County, Swann Vital Records Collection, 1723-2009"

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