Brief Life History of George
When George Shipman was born on 22 March 1795, in Sussex, New Jersey, United States, his father, Paul Shipman, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Hawke, was 27. He married Mary Roberts on 10 January 1818. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 13 October 1846, in Niagara Falls, Niagara, New York, United States, at the age of 51.
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- George Schipman, "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
- George Shipman in entry for Mary Shipman Drane, "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949"
- Legacy NFS Source: George Shipman - Published information: birth:
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808
Historical Boundaries 1808: Niagara, New York, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a boatman or mariner, or perhaps for a boatbuilder, from Middle English schipman ‘ship man’.
English: occupational name for a shepherd, from Middle English schep, ship ‘sheep’ + -man.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Dutch Schepman or of its already extinct variant Schipman, cognates of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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