Brief Life History of John D
When John D Eccleston was born on 24 August 1844, in North Society of Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, his father, Avery Nelson Eccelston, was 38 and his mother, Sally Burton Ray, was 37. He married Susan K Chapman on 16 July 1864, in Norwich, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Jewett City, Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States in 1900 and Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States in 1910. He died on 21 February 1914, in Connecticut, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States.
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- John D Ecclestone in household of Avery N Ecclestone, "United States Census, 1860"
- John D. Eccleston, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- J. D. Ecclestone, "Connecticut Marriages, 1630-1997"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846
Iowa is the 29th state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): habitational name from either of two places called Eccleston in Lancashire and Cheshire, arising from an element borrowed from British eclēs ‘church’ + Old English tūn ‘farm, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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