Brief Life History of John S
When John S Henderson was born on 6 February 1774, in County Tyrone, Ireland, his father, John Robert Henderson, was 34 and his mother, Mary Ann Ralston, was 21. He married Letetia Fullerton in 1796, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 29 July 1844, in Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70.
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- John Henderson in entry for Alexander Henderson, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
- John Henderson in entry for Alexander Henderson, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
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 and Scottish: usually from Middle English and Older Scots Hener(i)son ‘Henry's son’, occasionally from Middle English Hendeson ‘son of Hen’, a pet form of Henry , both with an intrusive -d-. Compare Hendrie . In Scotland Henderson was sometimes substituted for McKendrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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