Brief Life History of Jotham
When Jotham Sargent was born about 1795, in Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, United States, his father, Jonathan Sargent, was 30 and his mother, Ester Bunker, was 26. He married Abigail Joy on 10 November 1834, in Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 3 May 1888, in Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 94, and was buried in Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine, United States.
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- Jotham Sargent, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jotham Sargent, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Jotham Sargent, "Find A Grave Index"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1804 · Whitehead Light
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
Name Meaning
English: status or occupational name from Middle English sergeaunt ‘servant’ (Old French sergent, serjant). The surname probably originated for the most part in this sense, but the word also developed a number of more specialized meanings in the medieval period, including ‘tenant by military service below the rank of knight’. It was also used for a variety of administrative and legal offices, which may have contributed to the development of the surname. The sense ‘non-commissioned officer’ did not arise until the 16th century. Compare Sergent .
History: William Sargent (1624–1717) came to Gloucester, MA, from Devon, England before 1678. Many of his descendants distinguished themselves in the civil and military affairs of the colonies and some in literary or artistic paths, notably the portrait painter John Singer Sargent (1856–1925).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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