Matthew Picken

Brief Life History of Matthew

When Matthew Picken was born about 1796, in Ireland, his father, Matthew Picken, was 24 and his mother, Susannah McFadden, was 26. He died in March 1831, in Richland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 36.

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Family Time Line

Matthew Picken
1773–1842
Susannah McFadden
1771–1845
Matthew Picken
1796–1831
Jane Picken
1797–1843
Elizabeth "Betsy" Picken
1799–1875
Matilda Picken
1803–1878
Sarah Picken
1805–1876
Alpheus "Alpha" Picken
1807–1877
Susannah Picken
1809–1866
Alexander Picken
1813–1896
William Picken
1821–1885

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    World Events (3)

    1798

    Battle of Antrim.

    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.

    1803

    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish (of Norman origin): either a nickname from Old French picon ‘woodpecker’ or a patronymic from the Old French personal name Picon, apparently a transferred use of Old French picon ‘point, pointed object’ as a nickname. Compare Pickett and Pike . The Scottish surname (first recorded in 1615 in Edinburgh) was taken to Ireland, where in 1796 it is recorded as Picken in Antrim and Pickens in Cavan. See Pickens .

    German: probably a variant of Pick 1 or 2.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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