Brief Life History of John
When John Connell was born in 1701, in Stafford Courthouse, Stafford, Virginia, United States, his father, Simon Connell, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Champney, was 31. He married Mary Lynch in 1723, in Virginia, United States. He died about 1785, in Fairfax, Virginia, United States, at the age of 85.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Connell - birth: about 1701; Stafford, Stafford, Virginia, United States
- Legacy NFS Source: John Connell - Published information: death: about 1785; Fairfax (Independent City), Virginia, United States
- Will of Simon Connell, 24 Jun 1744 - 15 Nov 1744; Fairfax County, Virginia, Will books, 1742-1866; Will books, v. A1-C1 1742-1776, page 87
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1758 · Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon Plantation was the home of George Washington. It started off as 2,000 acres and was later expanded to 8,000 acres. The house itself started off as a six room building then got extended to twenty-one rooms.
1775
"Patrick Henry made his ""Give me Liberty or Give me Death"" speech in Richmond Virginia."
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
Name Meaning
Irish: shortened form of O'Connell or McConnell .
Manx: from Gaelic Mac Giolla Chonaill ‘son of Giolla Chonaill’, a personal name meaning ‘servant (i.e. devotee) of Saint Conall’. Compare O'Connell . The surname has sometimes been confused with Cannell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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