Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Sinclair was born about 1796, in New York, United States, his father, John Peter Sinclair, was 22 and his mother, Phebe Quigley, was 20. He married Rhoda Mcduffie about 1823. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Varick, Seneca, New York, United States in 1850. He died before 1870, in Seneca, New York, United States.
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- Thomas Sinclair, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
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.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Scottish and English: of Norman origin, a habitational name from Saint-Clair-sur-Elle (Manche), so called from the dedication of its church to Saint Clarus (see Clare 3).
Americanized form of some similar (like-sounding) Jewish surname.
History: The Scottish family Sinclair (see 1 above) came to southern Scotland in the twelfth century from Huntingdonshire with the de Morvilles. Descendants of these Sinclairs became earls of Caithness in the 15th century. The frequency of the surname in Caithness and Orkney is largely due to the adoption by tenants of the name of their overlord.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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