Brief Life History of John
When John Card was born on 7 September 1808, in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Joel Card Jr, was 26 and his mother, Margery Freeze, was 22. He married Almira Sparks on 2 October 1830, in Bowdoinham, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 2 October 1868, in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 60.
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- John Card, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Card, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- John Card, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (Kent and Sussex): perhaps from Middle English carde ‘card’, an implement for teasing wool for spinning (from medieval Latin cardus) and therefore short for Carder or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of wool carders. Alternatively, from Middle English carde ‘playing card’ (Old French carte), also ‘kind of fabric’ (medieval Latin carda), which could have been a nickname given to a card player or a metonymic occupational name for maker and seller of the fabric.
Irish: shortened form of McCard .
French: from a shortened form of the personal name Ricardon, a pet form of Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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