Brief Life History of John
When John Orchard was born in 1788, in Madison, Kentucky, United States, his father, John Orchard, was 34 and his mother, Agnes Mnu, was 11785. He married Ann Parke on 12 November 1815, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Elizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, United States in 1810. He died on 16 May 1847, in Brown, Illinois, United States, at the age of 59.
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- Jno Orchard, "United States Census, 1810"
- John Orchard, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Court document regarding death of John Orchard
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
topographic or occupational name from residence near (or perhaps employment at) an orchard, Middle English orchard (Old English ortgeard, orceard).
habitational name from any of the places called Orchard. Those in Devon and Somerset are named from Old English ortgeard, orceard (a compound of wort, wyrt ‘plant’ (later associated with Latin hortus ‘garden’) + geard ‘yard, enclosure’), while East and West Orchard near Shaftesbury in Dorset derive from Primitive Welsh ar ‘beside, in front of, facing’ + ced ‘wood’.
rare variant of Scottish Urquhart . Compare Orahood .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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