Brief Life History of John
When John McClain was born in 1800, in Maryland, United States, his father, Thomas McClain, was 40 and his mother, Massa Marts, was 30. He married Elizabeth Maple on 10 January 1822, in Coshocton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Lafayette Township, Coshocton, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 January 1876, in Coshocton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76.
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- John Mc Clain, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Mcclain, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Mcclain in entry for Delilah Middleton, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Manx: variant of McLean .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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