John Henry Yaitinthe Liger

Brief Life History of John Henry Yaitinthe

When John Henry Yaitinthe Liger was born in 1800, in New York City, New York, United States, his father, Gatien Sainte Liger, was 40 and his mother, Elizabeth Ryerse, was 26. He married Christiana Russell Barnum in 1827, in Norfolk, Upper Canada, British North America. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died in February 1861, in Lewiston, Lewiston, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Yaitinthe Liger
1800–1861
Christiana Russell Barnum
1807–1848
Marriage: 1827
Ruth Ann Barnum Liger
1824–1876
Edward Edmund Liger
1830–1890
Gatien Alexis Liger
1828–1880
Francis Edgar Liger
1842–1919

Sources (6)

  • J. H. Liger, "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925"
  • John H Liger in entry for Thomas Cronk and Annie Liger, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • John H, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1941"

World Events (6)

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.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1818

Established in 1818.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Antoine, Marcel. German Erwin, Otto.

German: variant of Ohliger. It is more common in France (Alsace and Lorraine) than in Germany.

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

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