Brief Life History of John Simpson
When John Simpson Aldridge Jr was born on 27 February 1798, in Clermont, Ohio, United States, his father, John Simpson Aldridge Sr, was 37 and his mother, Mary Lakin, was 37. He married Lucinda Wheeler on 22 July 1819, in Clermont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 22 February 1842, in Rush, Indiana, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Gowdy, Orange Township, Rush, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (18)
- John Aldridge, "United States Census, 1830"
- Birth, 27 February 1798, John Aldridge, Family Bible of Father, John Simpson Aldridge, National Archives, Image 18
- John Aldridge, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
Spouse and Children
1798–1842 Male
1803–1836 Female
Children (9)
1820–1859 Male
1822–1905 Female
1824–1903 Male
1825–1888 Male
1826–1880 Female
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1761–1842 Male
1760–1843 Female
Siblings (9)
1784–1816 Male
1786–1826 Female
1789–1844 Male
1791–1868 Female
1793–1843 Female
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 2
1800
Age 2
1810 · Change of capital city
Age 12
Name Meaning
English:
from the Middle English personal names Alrich or Elrich and Aldrich or Eldrich, representing any one of three Old English personal names, Æthelrīc, Ælfrīc, and Ealdrīc, formed respectively from æthel- ‘noble’, ælf ‘elf, sprite’, and (e)ald ‘old, honored’ + rīc ‘ruler’.
habitational name from Aldridge (Staffordshire), Aldridge Grove in Hampden (Buckinghamshire), or from a similarly named unidentified place in the West Midlands, recorded in Domesday Book as Alrewic, from Old English alor ‘alder’ + wīc ‘specialized farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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