Brief Life History of John
When John Ingersoll was born about 1742, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Ingersoll, was 29 and his mother, Elizabeth Bray, was 33. He married Lydia Cressey on 26 April 1764, in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 28 January 1812, in Windham, Cumberland, Maine, United States, at the age of 71.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Ingersoll - Company record: birth: 1742; Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
- John Ingleson, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- John Ingleson, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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1760
Historical Boundaries: 1760: Cumberland, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Cumberland, Maine, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Fort Lee Built
Fort Lee was built in 1776. It is historic to the American Revolution but was also used during the War of 1812 and American Civil War. It is a unique design called earthwork meaning the fort is basically built out of a mound of dirt.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Inkersall in Staveley (Derbyshire). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Hynkere (genitive Hynkeres) ‘limper’ + Old English hyll ‘hill’. Compare Ingerson 2.
History: The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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