Brief Life History of Archibald Leonard
When Archibald Leonard Johnson Jr was born on 2 September 1802, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Archibald Leonard Johnson, was 38 and his mother, Mary Idol, was 38. He married Mary Rose on 9 February 1825, in Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. He died on 27 December 1880, in Washington, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Old Hebron Cemetery, Salem, Washington Township, Washington, Indiana, United States.
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- Archibald Johnson, "United States Census, 1870"
- Archibald Johnson, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Archibald Johnson Jr, "BillionGraves Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1814
Historical Boundaries: 1814: Washington, Indiana Territory, United States 1816: Washington, Indiana, United States
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 and Scottish: patronymic from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Johan, Jo(h)n (see John ) + -son. It was often interchanged with Jenson and Janson . In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Norwegian, Danish, or North German Johnsen , Johannesen , Johannsen , Johansen , Jansen , Jantzen , and Jensen , Swedish Johnsson (see below), Johansson , Jonsson , and Jansson , Dutch Janssen , German Janz , Czech Jansa 1, and Slovenian Janša (see Jansa 2) and Janežič (see Janezic ). Johnson (including in the sense 2 below) is the second most frequent surname in the US. It is also the second most common surname among Native Americans and a very common surname among African Americans.
Americanized form (and a less common Swedish variant) of Swedish Johnsson: patronymic from the personal name John, a variant of Jon (see John ). Compare 1 above.
History: Surname Johnson was brought independently to North America by many different bearers from the 17th and 18th centuries onward. Andrew Johnson (1808–75), 17th president of the US, was born in Raleigh, NC, the younger son of Jacob Johnson and Mary (or Polly) McDonough. Little is known of his ancestors. The 36th president, Lyndon B. Johnson, dates his American forebears back seven generations to James Johnston (sic) (born c. 1662) who lived at Currowaugh, Nansemond, and Isle of Wight counties, VA. — Noted early bearers also include Marmaduke Johnson (died 1674), a printer who came from England to MA in 1660; Edward Johnson (1598–1672), a colonial chronicler who was baptized at St. George's parish, Canterbury, England, and emigrated to Boston in 1630; and Sir Nathaniel Johnson (c. 1645–1713), a colonial governor of Carolina, who came from County Durham, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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