Brief Life History of Justin
When Justin Skinner was born about 1797, in Vermont, United States, his father, Joseph Skinner III, was 30 and his mother, Hannah Lois Train, was 30. He married Mrs Skinner in 1815, in Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died about 1840, in New York, United States, at the age of 45.
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- New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 for Justin Skinner
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1797 · Albany is Named Capital of New York
Albany became the capital of New York in 1797. Albany is the oldest continuous settlement of the original 13 colonies.
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.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who stripped the hide from animals to be used in the production of fur garments, or to be tanned for leather, from Middle English skinner ‘skinner’, an agent derivative of Middle English skin(n) ‘hide, pelt’ (Old Norse skinn).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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