When John Francis Patten was born on 14 July 1794, in Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States, his father, Patten, was 26 and his mother, Mrs. Patten, was 26. He married Betsey Elizabeth Brown on 25 November 1815, in Dryden, Dryden, Tompkins, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 24 April 1860, in New York County, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Saint Pauls Church, Westchester, New York, United States.
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English:
occasionally a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of clogs, from Middle English paten ‘clog’ (Old French patin).
variant of Patton (a Middle English pet form of Patrick) with -in substituted for -on.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesMemoir of Lavina Patten Pendleton Daughter of John Patten and Betsey Brown Patten I was born Nov. 17, 1820 at Tomkins County, New York State. I moved with my parents to Peru, Illinois. At the age of …
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