Brief Life History of John Peter
When John Peter Connor was born on 22 March 1837, in Perth, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Connor, was 35 and his mother, Ellen O' Brien, was 33. He married Mary Cyrena Lathrop on 7 June 1866, in Davenport, Scott, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Taylor, Iowa, United States in 1895 and Marshall Township, Taylor, Iowa, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 29 January 1906, in Conway, Taylor, Iowa, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Conway, Taylor, Iowa, United States.
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- John Connor, "United States Census, 1870"
- John Comer, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
- John P Conner, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
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1839
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Scott, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Scott, Iowa, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Irish and Manx: shortened form of O'Connor , which is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conchobhair ‘descendant of Conchobhar’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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