Jonathan Dearborn

15 June 1781–16 July 1853 (Age 72)
Northfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Jonathan

When Jonathan Dearborn was born on 15 June 1781, in Northfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Shubael Dearborn, was 27 and his mother, Ruth Leavitt, was 19. He married Elizabeth Keniston on 23 January 1803, in Northfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 16 July 1853, in his hometown, at the age of 72.

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Family Time Line

Jonathan Dearborn
1781–1853
Elizabeth Keniston
1782–1866
Marriage: 23 January 1803
Ruth Dearborn
1805–1885
Shuabel Dearborn
1807–1870
Dearborn
1809–
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1811–
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1813–
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1815–
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1817–
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1819–
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1821–
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1824–
Eliza Dearborn
1811–1910
Cynthia Dearborn
1817–1905
Emily Dearborn
1820–1869
Jonathan Leavitt Dearborn
1822–1894

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    23 January 1803Northfield, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States
    • Children

    (14)

    +9 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (8)

    1783 · A Free America
    Age 2
    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
    1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
    Age 7
    On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 19
    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: unexplained.History: Godfrey Dearborn (baptized September 24, 1603 in Willoughby,Lincolnshire, England) came to North America in 1639 and settled inHampton, NH, where he died on February 4, 1686.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Sources (16)

    • Jonathan Dearborn in entry for Eliza Dearborn, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
    • Jonathan Dearborn in entry for Ruth D Clay, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"

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