Brief Life History of John Wesley
When John Wesley Bass was born on 7 January 1804, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Joseph Bass, was 31 and his mother, Lucy Gager, was 29. He married Mary Ann Briggs on 22 March 1835, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 28 November 1847, in Wayne, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 43.
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English bas(e), bass, Old French bas(se) ‘low, short’ (from Latin bassus ‘thickset’, i.e. wide as opposed to tall), either a descriptive nickname for a short person or a status name meaning ‘of humble origin’, not necessarily with derogatory connotations.
English: from the Middle English personal name Bas(s)e. This could be an Old French form of ancient Germanic Baso (perhaps meaning ‘purple’) or more commonly a pet form of Middle English and Old French Basile or Basily, used of men and women alike. Compare Basley and Basil .
English: in some instances, from Middle English bærs, bas ‘freshwater perch, bass or any of various related or similar fish, such as the sea bass’, hence a nickname for a person supposedly resembling this fish, or a metonymic occupational name for a fish seller or fisherman.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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