Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Pyle was born on 30 April 1763, in Chester Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Philip Pyle, was 37 and his mother, Hannah Baldwin, was 34. He married Susannah Lamborn on 4 December 1795, in Chester, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 10 October 1823, in Ebenezer African Methodist Episcopal Cemetery, Unionville, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Hockessin, New Castle, Delaware, United States.
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- Jonathan Pyle, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Jonathan Pyle, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Jonathan Pyle, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1764 · Western Boundary Surveyed
In 1764, Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon surveyed the western boundary of Delaware. This became part of the Mason-Dixon Line.
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
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: from Middle English pile ‘stake, post’ (via Old English from Latin pilum ‘spike, javelin’), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near a stake or post serving as a landmark, or sometimes perhaps a nickname for a tall thin person.
Americanized form of Dutch Pijl: metonymic occupational name for a marksman or an arrowsmith, from pijl ‘arrow’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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