John Treat Nettleton

Male12 December 1831–7 January 1872

Brief Life History of John Treat

When John Treat Nettleton was born on 12 December 1831, in Judea, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, his father, Lyman Nettleton, was 38 and his mother, Kezia Allen, was 36. He died on 7 January 1872, in Judea, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 40, and was buried in Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Nettleton
1793–1865
Kezia Allen
1795–1880
Daniel Cornelius Nettleton
1824–1912
Mary Flavia Nettleton
1826–1868
Edmund A. Nettleton
1828–1835
John Treat Nettleton
1831–1872

Sources (7)

  • John T Nettleton in household of Lyman Nettleton, "United States Census, 1850"
  • John Friat Nettleton, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • John Treat Nettleton, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (4)

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

Age 1

Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Age 5

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1846

Age 15

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): habitational name from Nettleton in Longwood, Yorkshire, Nettleton in Lincolnshire, or possibly Nettleton in Wiltshire. The placename derives from Old English netel(e) ‘nettle’ + tūn ‘farmstead, settlement’.

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

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