Christopher Olney

Brief Life History of Christopher

When Christopher Olney was born on 31 May 1724, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America, his father, John Olney, was 25 and his mother, Patience Jenckes, was 23.

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Family Time Line

John Olney
1699–1798
Patience Jenckes
1701–1762
Christopher Olney
1724–
Lydia Olney
1726–1753
Gideon Olney
1729–1798
John Olney
1733–1767
Job Olney
1739–1819

Sources (1)

  • Christopher Olney, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

World Events (2)

1763 · First Synagogue in America

The first Jewish Synagogue in America was built in Newport, Rhode Island in 1763. It still stands today, making it the oldest synagogue in the United States.

1772 · The Gaspee Affair

On June 9, 1772, colonists that are angry with the trade restrictions that Britain put them under, board the HMS Gaspee and set it ablaze. This was the first act of violence against the British on the North American continent.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Olney in Buckinghamshire. The placename derives from an Old English personal name Olla + Old English ēg ‘island’.

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

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