John Zane

9 October 1740–from 1741 to 1830
Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

The Life of John

When John Zane was born on 9 October 1740, in Philadelphia Monthly Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Zane, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Elfreth, was 44. He had at least 3 sons and 2 daughters with Sarah Pemberton. He died from 1741 to 1830, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

John Zane
1740–1830
Sarah Pemberton
1742–1794
Martha Zane
1776–1819
Thomas Zane
1777–
Isaac Zane
1779–1839
Sarah Zane
1781–
John Zane
1783–

Spouse and Children

    John Zane

    Male1740–1830Male

    Sarah Pemberton

    Female1742–1794Female

children

(5)

    Martha Zane

    Female1776–1819Female

    Thomas Zane

    Male1777–Male

    Isaac Zane

    Male1779–1839Male

    Sarah Zane

    Female1781–Female

    John Zane

    Male1783–Male

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(11)

+6 More Children

World Events (3)

1776

Age 36

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776

Age 36

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 36

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

Name Meaning

1 English: unexplained.2 Italian (Venice and Mantua) and Greek (Zanes): from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ ( see Zani ).3 Americanized spelling of German and Jewish Zahn .

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

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