Brief Life History of John
When John Finch was born in 1784, in Westchester, New York, United States, his father, James Finch Jr, was 31 and his mother, Mary Finney, was 29. He married Catherine Rider in 1809. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Frederick, Virginia, United States in 1860. He died on 8 November 1867, in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Whitehall, Washington, New York, United States.
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- John Finch, "United States Census, 1860"
- 1865 Tompkins, NY Census Record showing John Finch's Westchester birth location, 1784 birth date, twice married, still married
- Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English finch, fink ‘finch’ (Old English finc), for a small, lively, cheerful person.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German, Jewish (Ashkenazic), Czech, Slovenian, and Croatian Fink ‘finch’, or of some of the corresponding Slavic surnames, e.g. Czech (Moravian) Pěnka (see Penka ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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