Brief Life History of Isaac
When Brigadier General Isaac Zane was born on 26 April 1743, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Isaac Zane, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Elfreth, was 33. He married Elizabeth " Betsy" McFarland from 1774 to 1808. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 22 August 1795, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 52.
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- Isaac Zane, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Legacy NFS Source: Isaac Zane , Jr. - Published information: death: 22 August 1795; Pennsylvania, United States
- June 17, 1795. Will of Brig. Gen. Isaac Zane of the militia of the Commonwealth of Virginia
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): apparently a nickname from Middle English seine ‘cured, healed’, with West Country voicing of the initial fricative consonant.
Italian (Venice and Mantua): from a variant of the Venetian personal name Z(u)an(n)i ‘John’ (see Zanni ).
Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Zahn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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