Chester Pinney

Brief Life History of Chester

When Chester Pinney was born on 28 July 1785, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Capt. Abner Pinney, was 35 and his mother, Ruth Gillette, was 33. He married Lucretia Thompson on 15 July 1810, in Franklin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Sharon, Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Sharon Township, Franklin, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died on 19 December 1863, in Worthington, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Onarga Cemetery, Onarga, Iroquois, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Chester Pinney
1785–1863
Ruth Irvine
1780–1860
Abigail Pinney
1810–1888
Edward Pinney
1812–1885
Eleazer Pinney
1813–1890
Aaron Pinney
1815–1887
Elizabeth Pinney
1816–
Margaret Pinney
1818–1893
Abraham Pinney
1820–1892

Sources (10)

  • Chester Pinney, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Chester Piney, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Chester Pinney, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1801

Post office est. April 18, 1801

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (southern): variant of Penny , Pinhey or Pinning. Pinhey is a habitational name from Pinhay in Axmouth, Devon. Pinning is from a Middle English personal name Pening, Pining.

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

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