Brief Life History of Daniel Hobbs
When Daniel Hobbs Johnson was born on 27 March 1768, in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Isaac Johnson, was 42 and his mother, Hannah Hobbs, was 37. He married Rebecca Billings on 7 February 1798, in Sharon, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 29 August 1848, in Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 80.
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- Daniel Johnson, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Daniel Johnson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924"
- Daniel Johnson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1768–1848 Male
1772–1850 Female
Children (7)
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1800–1896 Female
1804–1868 Male
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1725–1791 Male
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Siblings (11)
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1757–1814 Female
1758–1839 Female
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 8
1776 · The Declaration to the King
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1789
Age 21
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.
History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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