Brief Life History of John
When Rev. John England was born on 15 January 1811, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, his father, Reverend Stephen England, was 37 and his mother, Anna Jane Harper, was 38. He married Mary Ann Smith in 1832, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Elkhart, Logan, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Mount Pulaski, Logan, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 29 November 1884, in Cornland, Logan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Mount Pulaski Cemetery, Mount Pulaski Township, Logan, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Jno England, "United States Census, 1860"
- John England, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
- John England, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1811–1884 Male
1807–1854 Female
Children (10)
1829–1901 Male
1830–1849 Female
1831–1900 Female
1834–1897 Female
1836–1917 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1773–1823 Male
1772–1841 Female
Siblings (12)
1792–1835 Female
1794–1840 Female
1797–1874 Female
1798–1844 Female
1800–1846 Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1812
Age 1
1819
Age 8
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Middle English Engelond ‘England’. It was probably a formal alternative to English , which is also well evidenced as a surname in England. These names may have been acquired by English landowners who moved in Norman social circles or who lived in a neighbouring country (Scotland, Wales, or Ireland), or by English merchants who traded abroad.
Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farmsteads so named, from Old Norse eng ‘meadow’ + land ‘land’.
Swedish: ornamental name with the same meaning as 2.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Rev John England 1811-1884 Cemetery
Rev John England BIRTH 15 Jan 1811 Bath County, Kentucky, USA DEATH 29 Nov 1884 (aged 73) Cornland, Logan County, Illinois, USA BURIAL Mount Pulaski Cemetery Mount Pulaski, Logan County, Illinois, U …
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