Brief Life History of Jonathan Hall
Jonathan Hall Francis was born on 20 February 1775, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States as the son of Jonathan Hall. He married Francinia Berry Francis on 19 November 1795, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Eagle Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States in 1820 and Eagle Township, Ross, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 August 1840, in Ross, Ohio, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Pike Run Cemetery, Eagle Township, Vinton, Ohio, United States.
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- Jonathan Hall, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Jonathan Hall Francis, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Francis in entry for John Francis, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1780 · Richmond Becomes the Capital
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: from the Old French personal name Franceis, modern French François, from Latin Franciscus, originally ‘Frank’, though later used to denote a Frenchman. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Francesco and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Franc , and also their derivatives, e.g. Croatian Francišković (see Francisco 4).
English: ethnic name from the Old French adjective Franceis ‘French’ (see 1 above).
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Ohio History
According to the state of Ohio centennial history, volume 2, pages 478-479, written by Holcomb Bennett in 1902, He states: "Jonathan Francis, cut the first white oak tree ever felled by a white man on …
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