Brief Life History of Jonathan Chesney
Jonathan Chesney Pinkham was born in 1805, in Androscoggin, Maine, United States. He married Ruth Besse on 28 May 1828, in Monmouth, Kennebec, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1850 and San Francisco, California, United States in 1860. He died on 12 May 1877, at the age of 72, and was buried in Colma, San Mateo, California, United States.
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Sources (5)
- Jonathan C Pinkham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jonathan C. Pinkham, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Jonathan C Pinkham, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): variant of Pincombe, probably a habitational name from a lost farm in Molland, Devon. Pencomb presumably denoted ‘valley with a pen or animal enclosure’ (Old English penn + cumb).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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