John Stoddard

Brief Life History of John

When John Stoddard was born on 12 July 1736, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Captain Moses Stoddard, was 35 and his mother, Ruth Goodwin, was 28. He married Eunice Kilbourn in 1755, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 20 March 1818, in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Stoddard
1736–1818
Eunice Kilbourn
1735–1814
Marriage: 1755
Hannah Stoddard
1756–1833
John Stoddard
1774–
Jerusha Stoddard
1758–1840
Daniel Stoddard
1760–1826
Jesse Stoddard
1762–1846
Irena Stoddard
1764–1828
Rhoda Stoddard
1766–1826
Rachel Stoddard
1768–1793
Levi Stoddard
1771–1860
David Stoddard
1780–1855

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  • John Stoddard, "United States Census, 1790"
  • John Stoddor, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • John Stoddard, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (6)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: occupational name for someone who looked after a stud of horses, from Middle English and Older Scots stod(e), stud(e) ‘establishment where horses were bred’, ‘herd of stallions or mares’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’.

English: variant of Stothard, an occupational name for a keeper of cattle or horses, from Middle English stot ‘steer, bullock’ or ‘horse’ + herd(e) ‘herdsman’. The name was probably confused with Stodeherd ‘keeper of stud-horses’ (see above).

History: The Stoddard family of Boston, MA, was introduced by Anthony Stoddard (1600–1686), who settled there in 1639. Solomon Stoddard (1643–1728/9) was a prominent Congregational clergyman in MA, the grandfather of Jonathan Edwards, and progenitor of many noted descendants.

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

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