Brief Life History of John Young
When Judge John Young Mason Sr. was born on 18 April 1799, in Emporia, Virginia, United States, his father, Edmund Mason, was 29 and his mother, Frances Young, was 23. He married Mary Ann Fort on 1 August 1821, in Southampton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Richmond, Henrico, Virginia, United States in 1850. He died on 3 October 1859, in Paris, France, at the age of 60, and was buried in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, United States.
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- John N Mason, "United States Census, 1850"
- John G. Mason, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- John Y. Mason, "New York, Church and Civil Deaths, 1824-1962"
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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.
1804 · First Empire
When the French Revolution ended it started the First Empire or the reign of the Emperors. This included Napoleon I twice and Louis XVIII (King). The First Empire was in control during the Napoleonic Wars.
1815
Restoration and constitutional monarchy (Louis XVIII, Charles X). Revolution of 1830. Reign of Louis-Philippe. Economic prosperity. Rapid development of industrialization. First railways. First colonies established.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English masoun ‘mason, stone worker, builder in stone’ (Old Central French maçon, masson). A Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun) gives rise to Machin and its variants. See also Mayson . Stonemasonry was a hugely important craft in the Middle Ages.
Italian (Veneto): variant of Masone .
Altered form of French Masson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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