John England

Brief Life History of John

When John England was born on 23 October 1745, in Nottingham MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John England, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Holland, was 31. He married Sarah Swayne on 16 January 1768, in New Garden MM, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 20 November 1797, at the age of 52, and was buried in Harrisville Friends Cemetery, Harrisville, Cecil, Maryland, United States.

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John England
1745–1797
Sarah Swayne
1743–1810
Marriage: 16 January 1768
Mary England
1769–
Joshua England
1771–1785
Elizabeth England
1772–
Isaac England
1774–1779
Sarah England
1775–1778
John England
1777–1779
Samuel England
1779–
Hannah England
1782–1813

Sources (38)

  • John England, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • John England, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths and Burials, 1856-1971"
  • John England in entry for Samuel England, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"

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World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Middle English Engelond ‘England’. It was probably a formal alternative to English , which is also well evidenced as a surname in England. These names may have been acquired by English landowners who moved in Norman social circles or who lived in a neighbouring country (Scotland, Wales, or Ireland), or by English merchants who traded abroad.

Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.

Swedish: ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.

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

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