When John Russell Twiss was born on 30 June 1811, in Arlington, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, John Russell Twiss, was 36 and his mother, Elizabeth Kinnicutt, was 33. He married Sarah Anna D. Bentley on 14 September 1834, in Queensbury, Queensbury, Warren, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Etna Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Brookfield Township, Clinton, Iowa, United States for about 20 years. He died on 7 March 1892, in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Clinton, Iowa, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
English (mainly Lancashire):
habitational name from Twiss in Lancashire, named from Old English (ge)twis ‘forking’, used as a noun to mean ‘fork in a river’.
variant of Twist .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Namesfrom The History of Clinton County, Iowa p. 735 J. R. TWISS, Sr., farmer. Sec. 2 ; P. 0. Maquoketa ; is a native of Bennington Co., Vt.; was born June 30, 1811 ; attended school uniil 16 years of ag …
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