Brief Life History of John Dean
When John Dean Alger was born on 30 August 1809, in West Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, John Horace Alger, was 30 and his mother, Cynthia Goodsell, was 21. He married Mary Steele- Alger about 1833. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Michigan, United States in 1870 and Paris Township, Kent, Michigan, United States in 1880. He died on 22 February 1895, in Newaygo, Newaygo, Michigan, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, United States.
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- John D Alger, "United States Census, 1880"
- John D Alger, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Dean Alger in entry for John A. Alger, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
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.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Alger. Pronounced with a soft g it is from Old French Alg(i)er, Aug(i)er (ancient Germanic Adalgari, composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + gāri ‘spear’); see Auger . Pronounced with a hard g, it is a variant of Algar .
Scottish and English: in Scotland, Alger may be a variant of Algeo .
German: from a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal name Adalgar (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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