Jonathan Carver

Male3 January 1759–1823

Brief Life History of Jonathan

When Jonathan Carver was born on 3 January 1759, in Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Captain Jonathan Carver, was 48 and his mother, Abigail Robbins, was 32. He lived in Massachusetts, United States in 1759.

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Family Time Line

Captain Jonathan Carver
1710–1780
Abigail Robbins
1726–1802
Mary Carver
1747–1826
Abigail Carver
1748–1829
Sarah Carver
1750–1836
Rufus Carver
1754–1840
Olive Carver
1757–1789
Jonathan Carver
1759–1823
Mindwell Carver
1762–1825

Sources (6)

  • Jonathan Carver, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Jonathan Carver, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Jonathan <Carver>, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"

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World Events (6)

1776

Age 17

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

1776 · The Declaration to the King

Age 17

"""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."""""""

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

Age 35

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name from Middle English kerver ‘one who cuts or carves (something)’, especially wood, hence ‘carpenter’ but within that trade more specifically and commonly ‘sculptor of wooden images’; perhaps occasionally ‘sculptor in stone’.

Americanized form of German Garber , Gerber , or Körber (see Koerber ).

History: John Carver (c. 1576–1621), one of the Mayflower Pilgrims, was the first governor of Plymouth Plantation. He was born in Nottinghamshire or Derbyshire, England. Emigrating to the Netherlands in 1609, he joined the Pilgrims at Leyden.

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

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