Brief Life History of John
When John Branch was born on 8 January 1783, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Branch, was 48 and his mother, Tabitha Fowler, was 34. He married Rebecca Hunnicutt Fletcher on 22 February 1828, in Adams, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He died on 12 August 1844, in Mississippi, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Adams, Mississippi, United States.
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- John Branch, "Mississippi, Marriages, 1800-1911"
- Dr John Branch, "Find A Grave Index"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory
The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.
1803 · Louisiana Purchase Opens Mississippi for Commerce
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase it made it so that the Mississippi River would be opened to commerce. The stretch of land includes present day Mississippi, Louisiana, and continues Northward.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name or nickname from Middle English braunch ‘branch’ (Old French branche, braunche), of uncertain application (compare German Zweig ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘branch’, e.g. German Zweig (compare Labranche ), French Branche , and Swedish Gren .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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