Brief Life History of John Harrison
When John Harrison Draper was born on 26 July 1787, in Martinsville, Henry, Virginia, United States, his father, William D Draper Sr, was 27 and his mother, Frances Estes, was 30. He married Ruth Polly Clark on 26 February 1810, in Henry, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Eagle Township, Boone, Indiana, United States in 1860 and Pike Township, Marion, Indiana, United States in 1860. He died on 3 March 1866, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Indiana, United States.
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- John Draper, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Draper, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Harrison Draper, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a maker and seller of woolen cloth, from Anglo-Norman draper (Old French drapier, an agent derivative of drap ‘cloth’). The surname was introduced to Ulster in the 17th century. Draperstown in County Londonderry was named for the London Company of Drapers, which was allocated the land in the early 17th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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