Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Houston was born on 25 December 1720, her father, James Huston, was 30 and her mother, Mary Sloss, was 23. She married John Stinson about 1741, in Ireland. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 2 February 1812, in Arrowsic, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Arrowsic, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (33)
- Jane Huston in entry for James Stinson, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Jane Stinson, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"
- Jane Stinson, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980"
Spouse and Children
1714–1801 Male
1720–1812 Female
Children (11)
1741–1777 Female
1743– Male
1748–1774 Female
1749– Female
1750–1775 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1690–1755 Male
1697– Female
Siblings (6)
1715– Female
1719–1761 Male
1720–1812 Female
1723–1747 Female
1724– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1776
Age 56
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 56
1791
Age 71
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from the barony of Houston (Renfrewshire), from the genitive case of the personal name Hugh + Middle English, Older Scots ton ‘town, village, settlement’ (Old English tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’). The landlord in question was a certain Hugo de Paduinan, who held the place c. 1160. The Scottish surname is also common in Ulster.
Irish: variant of McCutcheon from Mac Uisdein or Mac Uistein.
History: In 1836 the newly founded city of Houston, TX, was named in honor of Sam Houston (1793–1863), soldier and statesman. As commander in chief of the Texan army he achieved Texas independence from Mexico by routing the army of the Mexican general Santa Anna. His ancestors were Ulster Scots who had emigrated to Philadelphia, PA, in the 18th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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