Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Keyes was born on 24 April 1797, in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States, his father, Francis Keyes, was 31 and his mother, Dolly Bean, was 23. He was buried in Rumford, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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- Jonathan Keyes, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Jonathan Keyes, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
- Jonathan Keyes, "Maine, Vital Records, 1670-1907 "
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World Events (8)
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.
1815
Historical Boundaries: 1815: Oxford, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Oxford, Maine, United States
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
English, Irish and Scottish: variant of Kay , of various origins, mostly, with excrescent -s.
English (of Norman origin): in some cases, possibly a variant of Guise, a habitational name from Guise in Aisne, Picardy.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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