Brief Life History of John J.
When John J. Long was born in 1798, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States, his father, George Long, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Casselman Ryan, was 35. He married Susan or Susanna Hull on 20 November 1817, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died in May 1838, in Tucker, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 40.
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- 1830 United States Federal Census
- John Long, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- John Long in entry for James E Long and Harriet Parsons, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
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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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English and French: nickname for a tall person, from Old English lang, long, Old French long ‘long, tall’ (equivalent to Latin longus). Compare Dulong and Lelong .
Irish (Ulster and Munster): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Longáin (see Langan ).
German: variant of Lang ‘long’ and, in North America, also an altered form (translation into English) of this.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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