Brief Life History of John
When John Finch was born on 7 June 1821, in Kingston Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac Finch Jr., was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth F. Coykendall, was 24. He married Lucy Ann Alford on 13 August 1846. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Berkshire, Delaware, Ohio, United States in 1880 and Sunbury, Berkshire Township, Delaware, Ohio, United States in 1900. He died on 12 September 1903, at the age of 82, and was buried in Sunbury, Delaware, Ohio, United States.
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- John Finch in entry for Finch, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- John Finch, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Finch, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
Spouse and Children
1821–1903 Male
1831–1912 Female
Children (5)
1860–1933 Female
1862–1928 Female
1866–1951 Female
1867–1946 Male
1869– Male
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1788–1863 Male
1796–1868 Female
Siblings (15)
1815–1895 Female
1816–1906 Male
1818–1904 Male
1821–1903 Male
1823–1895 Male
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World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 4
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 15
1846
Age 25
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English finch, fink ‘finch’ (Old English finc), for a small, lively, cheerful person.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Fink ‘finch’, or of some of the corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Czech (Moravian) Pěnka (see Penka ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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