When Joseph B. Crabb was born on 15 March 1795, in Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee, United States, his father, John Crabb, was 31 and his mother, Ellen Reynolds, was 32. He married Margaret P Crawford on 1 September 1818, in Knox, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jersey Township, Jersey, Illinois, United States in 1850. He died on 8 November 1853, in Oregon City, Clackamas, Oregon, United States, at the age of 58.
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On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
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.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English and Scottish: from Middle English crabbe, Old English crabba ‘crab’ (the crustacean), a nickname for someone with a peculiar gait, or, as in German and East Frisian, for an awkward or fractious person. Later, by association with the tart crab apple (Middle English crab(be)), it was used to denote a sour-tempered person.
Americanized form of German, Dutch, and Danish Krabbe .
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