Brief Life History of John R.
When John R. Lucas was born on 29 July 1803, in Greene, Ohio, United States, his father, John T Lucas, was 33 and his mother, Frances Raines, was 32. He married Mary Burrell on 4 October 1827, in Greene, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 2 June 1875, in Caesarscreek Township, Greene, Ohio, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Maple Corner, Caesarscreek Township, Greene, Ohio, United States.
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- John Lucas, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Lucas, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Lucas, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Dutch: from the Latin personal name Lucas (Greek Loukas) ‘man from Lucania’. Lucania is a region of southern Italy thought to have been named in ancient times with a word meaning ‘bright’ or ‘shining’ (compare Lucio ). The Christian name owed its enormous popularity throughout Europe in the Middle Ages to Saint Luke the Evangelist, hence the development of this surname and many vernacular derivatives in most of the languages of Europe. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Greek Loukas , Hungarian Lukács (see Lukacs ), German, Dutch, etc. Lukas , Polish Łukasz, Czech and Slovak Lukáš, Czech Lukeš, Slovenian and Croatian Lukež (see Lukes ). Compare Luke .
Scottish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lùcais (see McLucas ).
History: Jacques Lucas dit Lépine from Port-en-Bessin-Huppain in Calvados, France, married Françoise Capel in Trois-Rivières, QC, in 1653.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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