Jackson G McMinn

Brief Life History of Jackson G

When Jackson G McMinn was born in September 1828, in New York, United States, his father, Samuel McMinn, was 44 and his mother, Isabella Nelson, was 42. He married Phebe Lorinda Gray in 1857, in Cortland, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States in 1875 and McDonough, McDonough, Chenango, New York, United States in 1880. He died after 1900, in Willet, Cortland, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jackson G McMinn
1828–1900
Phebe Lorinda Gray
1834–1873
Marriage: 1857
Sophronia McMinn
1857–1864
Alice McMinn
1863–1932
Lorinda McMinn
1858–1870
Deven McMinn
1866–1875

Sources (7)

  • Jackson Mc Main, "New York, State Census, 1905"
  • Jackson McMinn in entry for Elton David Boyns, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Jackson Mcminn, "New York State Census, 1875"

World Events (2)

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.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

Name Meaning

Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Méinn ‘son of Méinn’, a Gaelic interpretation of Menzies as a relationship surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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