James Bertine Glenn

Brief Life History of James Bertine

When James Bertine Glenn was born in 1825, in Illinois, United States, his father, Johnathan C Glenn II, was 36 and his mother, Hannah Sabre Sparks, was 23. He married Cynthia Emily Pettijohn in 1849. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died before 1880.

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Family Time Line

James Bertine Glenn
1825–before 1880
Cynthia Emily Pettijohn
1833–1892
Marsha Ohnes Glenn
1849–1943

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  • James B Glenn, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (3)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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.

1832 · Black Hawk War

"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."

Name Meaning

Irish (Derry and Galway): from Mag Fhloinn, see McGlynn .

English: variant of Glen .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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