John N. Fordyce

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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Family Time Line

John N. Fordyce
1841–1911
Phebe Louise Higbee
1850–1917
Marriage: 3 July 1872
Alexander Dingwall Fordyce
1860–1925
James H Fordyce
1868–
Mary J Fordyce
1870–1929
Ida M Fordice
1872–
Lucia Fordyce
1873–1873
Edna Fordyce
1875–1949
William Fordyce
1876–1876
Josephine Fordyce
1880–1929
Homer Fordyce
1882–1950

Sources (18)

  • John Fordyce in household of Lewis Fordyce, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Jno N Fordyce, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • John Fordyce, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

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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