Brief Life History of John N.
When John N. Fordyce was born on 5 April 1841, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States, his father, Lewis Fordyce, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Case, was 29. He married Phebe Louise Higbee on 3 July 1872, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Union Township, Montgomery, Indiana, United States in 1880 and Muncie, Center Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States in 1900. He died on 4 September 1911, at the age of 70, and was buried in Fairbanks Cemetery, Fairbanks, Fairbanks Township, Sullivan, Indiana, United States.
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- John Fordyce in household of Lewis Fordyce, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jno N Fordyce, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Fordyce, "Find A Grave Index"
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1842
Historical Boundaries: 1842: Sullivan, Indiana, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Fordyce, a place near Banff.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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