Brief Life History of John A
When John A Todd was born in 1814, in Virginia, United States, his father, John Asa Todd Sr., was 27 and his mother, Mary Howard, was 22. He married Mary Polly Searey on 24 December 1835, in Washington, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Benton Township, Osage, Missouri, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1846. He died about 1857, in Gasconade, Missouri, United States, at the age of 44.
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- John A Todd, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Todd, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Legacy NFS Source: John A Todd - Company record: death: about 1857; Gasconade, Missouri, United States
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820
Historical Boundaries: 1820: Gasconade, Missouri, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (mainly northern) and Scottish: nickname for someone thought to resemble a fox, for example in cunning or slyness, or perhaps more obviously in having red hair, from northern Middle English tod(de) ‘fox’. Compare Todhunter , Todman . This name was brought to Ulster, Ireland, from Scotland in the 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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