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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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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