Brief Life History of John
When John Pillsbury was born on 14 December 1808, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Jonathan Pillsbury, was 46 and his mother, Shuah Milliken, was 32. He married Mary Ann Foss on 14 September 1832, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 12 March 1847, in his hometown, at the age of 38, and was buried in Dunstan Cemetery, Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.
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- John Pilsberry, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- John Pilsbury, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- John Pillsbury, "Find A Grave Index"
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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: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire, so namedfrom the genitive of the Old English personal name Pīl +burh (dative byrig) ‘fortified place’.
History: William Pillsbury (or Pilsbury) came to MA from England as early as1641, settling first in Dorchester and then in Ipswich. His descendantJohn Sargent Pillsbury (1828–1901), who made the name famous forflour, was a miller and governor of MN.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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