John Card

Brief Life History of John

When John Card was born about 1793, in Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States, his father, William C Card, was 34 and his mother, Mary Sherman, was 30.

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William C Card
1760–1826
Mary Sherman
1764–1842
Sarah Card
1782–1843
Miss Card
1784–
Card
1786–
John Card
1793–
Stephen Card
1795–
George Card
1797–
Johathan Card Jr.
1799–1836
Shadrach Card
1786–

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    World Events (3)

    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

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

    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.

    1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed

    The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery. 

    Name Meaning

    English (Kent and Sussex): perhaps from Middle English carde ‘card’, an implement for teasing wool for spinning (from medieval Latin cardus) and therefore short for Carder or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wool carders. Alternatively, from Middle English carde ‘playing card’ (Old French carte), also ‘kind of fabric’ (medieval Latin carda), which could have been a nickname given to a card player or a metonymic occupational name for maker and seller of the fabric.

    Irish: shortened form of McCard .

    French: from a shortened form of the personal name Ricardon, a pet form of Richard .

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

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