John Maule

Brief Life History of John

When John Maule was born on 24 October 1757, in Radnor Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Thomas Maule Jr., was 37 and his mother, Zillah Walker, was 25. He married Susannah Midkiff on 3 June 1784, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 8 October 1793, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Radnor Friends Burial Ground, Radnor Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Maule
1757–1793
Susannah Midkiff
1752–1824
Marriage: 3 June 1784
Jacob Maule
1785–1848
Mary Maule
1786–1820
Zillah Maule
1788–1840
Sarah B. Maule
1790–1836
Ebenezer Maule
1792–1871
John Maul
1794–1852

Sources (31)

  • John Maule, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
  • John Maule, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
  • John Maule, "Find A Grave Index"

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World Events (4)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.

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.

Name Meaning

German (Mäule): variant of Maul 1.

English: variant of Maul 2.

Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Maule (Seine-et-Oise). The family acquired land in Easter Fowlis (Perthshire) in the mid 12th century and the baronies of Panmure and Bervie by 1215.

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

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