Brief Life History of John
When John Dale was born on 19 March 1800, in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, David Dale, was 26 and his mother, Margaret Tanfield, was 23. He married Eleanor Yates in 1823, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Covington Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. He died on 20 January 1871, in Spring Brook Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Daleville, Covington Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John Dale, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Dale - Government record: Citizenship record: birth: 19 March 1800; Yorkshire, England
- JOHN DALE, "BillionGraves Index"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English dal, dale, daile ‘dale, valley’ (Old English dæl, reinforced in northern England by the cognate Old Norse dalr), a topographic name for someone who lived in a valley, or a habitational name from any of numerous minor places called with this word, such as Dale in Cumbria and Yorkshire.
Norwegian: habitational name from a common farm named from Old Norse dali, the dative case of dalr ‘valley’.
Americanized form of German Diehl .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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