Brief Life History of John Spear
When John Spear Fink was born on 20 March 1810, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John William Fink, was 23 and his mother, Sarah Goshorn, was 21. He married Hannah Vaughn about 1830, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Halfmoon Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Pennsylvania, United States in 1870. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 21 January 1880, in Taylor Township, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Port Matilda, Centre, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Fink, "United States Census, 1830"
- John S Fink, "Find A Grave Index"
- John S Fink, "Pennsylvania Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Danish, and English: nickname for a lively and cheerful person, or, in the case of the Jewish name, an artificial name, from Middle High German vinke, Middle English and Yiddish fink ‘finch’ (see Finch and Vink ). The surname of German origin is also found in some central European countries, for example in Czechia, Slovenia, and Croatia, often as a translation into German of corresponding Slavic nicknames or surnames. In part, this is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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