John M Van Kirk

Brief Life History of John M

When John M Van Kirk was born on 11 October 1786, in Hopewell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, John Van Kirk, was 32 and his mother, Elizabeth Stout, was 25. He married Frances Hise on 17 November 1810, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He died on 18 December 1854, in Butler Township, Montgomery, Ohio, United States, at the age of 68.

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John M Van Kirk
1786–1854
Frances Hise
1788–1880
Marriage: 17 November 1810
Elizabeth Van Kirk
1816–1893
Sylvester Hill Vankirk
1825–1870

Sources (6)

  • John N Van Kirk, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: John M Van Kirk - Individual or family possessions: Family Bible: birth:
  • John Vankirk, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"

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World Events (7)

1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.

The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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