James J. Servoss

Brief Life History of James J.

When James J. Servoss was born about 1811, in Glen, Glen, Montgomery, New York, United States, his father, Christiaan C Servoss, was 54 and his mother, Christina Pettingell, was 51. He married Barbara McMichael before 1836, in Port Jackson, Amsterdam, Montgomery, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died in 1838, in Montgomery, New York, United States, at the age of 28.

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James J. Servoss
1811–1838
Barbara McMichael
1814–1874
Freeman Servoss
1836–1925

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  • Legacy NFS Source: James J. Servoss - Individual or family possessions: death: 1838; ,,Montgomery, New York, United States

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World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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: variant of Service .

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

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I have a copy of a court document from Florida, Montgomery County, New York, with no date, that the Court of General Sessions of Montgomery County, adjudged John Servoss as having fathered a bastard ( …

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