Brief Life History of Jeremiah
When Jeremiah Garrison was born on 2 November 1808, in Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel Garrison, was 27 and his mother, Hannah Applegate Goff, was 22. He married Rebecca McDaniel on 18 March 1830, in Rush, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 13 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Liberty Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 5 June 1880, in La Fontaine, Liberty Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Old Lafontaine Cemetery, La Fontaine, Liberty Township, Wabash, Indiana, United States.
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- Jeremiah Garrison, "United States Census, 1840"
- Jeremiah Garrison, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Jeremiah Garrison, "Find A Grave Index"
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1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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: from a shortened form of Middle English Gerardson, a patronymic from the personal name Gerard + son, or an Anglicized form of its Dutch cognate Gerritsen . The English surname is probably in most cases of Flemish or Dutch origin. It was brought to Britain by immigrants from the Low Countries, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries.
Americanized form of Jewish Gerson (see Gershon ).
Americanized form of Dutch Gerritsen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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