Brief Life History of James M
When James M Champion was born on 21 March 1809, in New Brighton, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Joseph Harden Champion, was 27 and his mother, "Nancy" Agnes, was 27. He married Mary Ellen Van Fleet on 31 August 1848, in Richland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Plymouth Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 27 January 1882, in Otsego Township, Steuben, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Steuben, Indiana, United States.
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- James Champion, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Champion, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- James Madison Champion, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
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 (southern, of Norman origin) and French: from Middle English, Old French campion, champiun, champion ‘athlete’ such as a wrestler or boxer; also ‘warrior hired to do battle in single combat on behalf of others’ (from Late Latin campio, genitive campionis, a derivative of campus ‘plain, field of battle’). The first sense is probably the more usual source of the surname.
English (southern, of Norman origin): habitational name from Old French Champoigne, Champagne, the name of the French province, or from the derived ethnic name champaignon ‘person from Champagne’. Either of these could develop to Champion in Middle English.
French: habitational name from (Le) Champion, the name of several places in various parts of France.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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