Brief Life History of Susannah
When Susannah Jones was born on 10 August 1732, in Quinnipiac, New Haven Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Timothy Jones, was 35 and her mother, Jane Harris 1st wife of Timothy Jones, was 32. She married John C. Hotchkiss on 28 August 1755, in New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 6 May 1813, in New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States.
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- Susanah Jones, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Susanna Jones Hotchkiss, "Find A Grave Index"
- Susannah Mar in entry for Louisa Hotchkis, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
English and Welsh: from the Middle English personal name Jon(e) (see John ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. The surname is especially common in Wales and southern central England. It began to be adopted as a non-hereditary surname in some parts of Wales from the 16th century onward, but did not become a widespread hereditary surname there until the 18th and 19th centuries. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognate and like-sounding surnames from other languages. It is (including in the sense 2 below) the fifth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
English: habitational or occupational name for someone who lived or worked ‘at John's (house)’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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