John James Poole

Brief Life History of John James

When John James Poole was born on 11 June 1845, in Rockport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Appleton Poole, was 27 and his mother, Rhoda Fears, was 22. He married Mary Moody Babson on 15 December 1873. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 29 July 1932, at the age of 87, and was buried in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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John James Poole
1845–1932
Mary Moody Babson
1845–1923
Marriage: 15 December 1873
Joseph Babson Poole
1878–1952

Sources (16)

  • John J Pool, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John James Fears, "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915"
  • John J. Pool, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"

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World Events (8)

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.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English pol(e), polle, poul(e) ‘pool, pond’ (Old English pōl). The name may be topographic, for someone who lived by a pool, or habitative, from a place so named.

English: variant of Paul .

Possibly an Americanized form of German Puhl or Pfuhl(e) (see Pool 4).

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

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