Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Kezar was born about 1782, in Sutton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Simon Kezar, was 37 and his mother, Mehitable Foster, was 36. He married Eleanor Whitcomb on 6 January 1808, in Sutton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 25 October 1833, at the age of 52.
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- John Kezer, "United States Census, 1830"
- John Keyser in entry for Jonathan H Keyser, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- John Kezer in entry for Mehetabel Kezar, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German, Flemish, and Dutch Keyser ‘emperor’ or of its Dutch variant Keijser.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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