Joseph Newton

Brief Life History of Joseph

When Joseph Newton was born in 1797, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Newton, was 33 and his mother, Nancy Glover, was 28. He married Lydia Back on 29 September 1824, in Garrard, Clay, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died in 1874, in Garrard, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Garrard, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Newton
1797–1874
Lydia Back
1803–1880
Marriage: 29 September 1824
Nancy A Newton
1830–
Elijah Newton
1842–1902
Susan Newton
1831–1880
Cassandra Newton
1834–1929
Joseph Ahart Newton
1835–1915
Samuel G. Newton
1838–1925

Sources (7)

  • Joseph Newton, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Joseph Newton, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Joseph Newton, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places in England and Scotland so named, from Old English nīwe ‘new’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’, or Middle English neue ‘new’ + toun ‘settlement, town’. According to Ekwall, this is the commonest English placename. For this reason, the surname has a highly fragmented origin.

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

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