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 33 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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Sources (4)
- 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
Spouse and Children
1743–1795 Male
1745–1843 Female
Children (1)
–1801 Male
Parents and Siblings
1710–1794 Male
1710–1808 Female
Siblings (11)
1731–1796 Female
1737–1842 Female
1738–1740 Male
1740–1830 Male
1743–1795 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (4)
1776
Age 33
1776
Age 33
1783 · A Free America
Age 40
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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