Brief Life History of Jean
When Jean Wilson was born about 1796, in Coylton, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, William Wilson, was 32 and her mother, Jean McCormick, was 28. She died about 1847, at the age of 53.
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- Murdoch - Wilson marriage - Parish registers for Coylton; ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSH8-3FSM?i=395&cat=23611
- Legacy NFS Source: Jean WILSON -
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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.
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Will + patronymic -son ‘son of Will’. Will was a very common medieval short form of William . This surname is also very common among African Americans.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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