Brief Life History of Oliver Skinner
When Oliver Skinner Janes was born in 1826, in Canada, his father, Ira Janes, was 32 and his mother, Caroline Bresee, was 34. He married Harriet Loraine Corse on 13 April 1874, in Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States. He lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Berkshire, Franklin, Vermont, United States in 1880. He died on 30 November 1899, in Sutton, Brome, Quebec, Canada, at the age of 73.
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Sources (26)
- Oliver S Jones, "United States Census, 1880"
- Oliver Janes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Oliver S in entry for Clarence A Janes and Abbie S Dunn, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
Spouse and Children
1826–1899 Male
1832–1873 Female
Children (4)
1852–1942 Male
1854– Female
1855–1941 Male
1861–1946 Female
Parents and Siblings
1794–1864 Male
1792–1844 Female
Siblings (4)
1826–1899 Male
1827–1895 Female
1829–1909 Female
1832–1900 Male
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
Age 8
1846
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (southern): variant of Jane , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s (see Jayne ).
Slovenian and Croatian (of Slovenian origin) (Janeš): variant of Slovenian Janež, from an old equivalent of the Latin personal name Johannes (see John ), or a topographic name or metonymic occupational name from janež ‘anise’. Compare Yanes .
Czech (Janeš, Jáneš): from a pet form of the personal name Jan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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