Brief Life History of Jeanette J.
Jeanette J. Irving was born in January 1838, in Canada as the daughter of Andrew Irving and Anna Haines. She married William Wallace Allen in 1860. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Watervliet, Berrien, Michigan, United States for about 30 years. She died after 28 January 1920, in Clearwater, Pinellas, Florida, United States, and was buried in Florida, United States.
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- Jennett Allen in household of William Allen, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Jeanette J. Irving - Government record: birth-name: Jeanette J. Irving
- Jeannete J. Allen, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
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1838 · Florida Constitutional Convention of 1838
In order to transition from a territory into a state, Florida held a Constitutional Convention on December 3, 1838 at St. Joseph. The original constitutional document has never been found, but a handwritten copy exists which shows the signatures of Robert Raymond Reid (Convention President) and Joshua Knowles (Convention Secretary). There were an estimated 55 delegates in attendance. Most of the debate was centered on the topic of banking.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Irvine .
History: The writer Washington Irving (1783–1859), who wrote the stories ‘Rip Van Winkle’ and ‘The Legend of Sleepy Hollow’, was born in NY. His father was Deacon William Irving (from a family also recorded as Irvine), who came to NY in 1763 from Orkney, Scotland, a former British packet officer, a patriot during the Revolution, and a successful merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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