John M. Welsh

MaleFebruary 1867–

Brief Life History of John M.

When John M. Welsh was born in February 1867, in New Jersey, United States, his father, Jacob A. Welsh, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Emily Reger, was 21. He married Lillie M Kuhn on 22 February 1888. He lived in Plainfield, Union, New Jersey, United States in 1920 and North Plainfield Borough, Somerset, New Jersey, United States in 1930.

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John M. Welsh
1867–
Lillie M Kuhn
1867–1888
Marriage: 22 February 1888

Sources (12)

  • John M Welch, "New Jersey State Census, 1885"
  • John M. Welsh, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
  • John M. Welsh in entry for Lillie M. Kuhn, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"

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  • Marriage
    22 February 1888
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    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1868 · Impeach the President!

    Age 1

    Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

    1869

    Age 2

    Post office est. April 1, 1800 1869: Formed within Plainfield township 1871: Boundary with Piscataway township, Middlesex County 1878: Part from Plainfield township

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 31

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish, English, and Irish: ethnic name from Middle English welshe (Old English wēalisc, wēlisc) ‘foreign, Welsh’, for someone from Wales or a speaker of the Welsh language. Compare Walsh and Wallace .

    Americanized form of German Welsch .

    Americanized form of Ukrainian and Jewish (from Ukraine) Voloshin or its Polish variant Wołoszyn (see Woloszyn ).

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

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