Brief Life History of Joseph S
When Joseph S Davidson was born on 23 July 1838, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States, his father, George Washington Davidson, was 29 and his mother, Nancy Henderson Lytle, was 32. He died on 17 March 1848, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 9, and was buried in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States.
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Sources (2)
- Joseph Smith Davidson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joseph S DAVIDSON -
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World Events (2)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Historical Boundaries: 1846: Unorganized Federal Territory, United States 1854: Nebraska Territory, United States 1854: Washington, Nebraska Territory, United States 1856: Douglas, Nebraska Territory, United States 1867: Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Name Meaning
Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name, the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’.
Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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