John Langton

Brief Life History of John

When John Langton was born in 1754, in Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Joseph Langton, was 33 and his mother, Rachel Smith, was 28. He married Mary Stroud on 1 October 1780, in Newbury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters.

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Family Time Line

John Langton
1754–
Mary Stroud
1766–1801
Marriage: 1 October 1780
Joseph Langton
1781–1842
Charlotte Langton
1786–1861
Benjamin Langton
1788–1844
William Langton
1790–1873
Sarah Langton
1792–1853
Thomas Langton
1795–1866
James Langton
1798–1842

Sources (7)

  • John Langdon, "England, Berkshire, Parish Registers, 1515-1993"
  • John Langdon in entry for Mary Stroud, "England, Berkshire, Parish Registers, 1515-1993"
  • John Lankton in entry for Sarah Lankton, "England, Berkshire, Parish Registers, 1515-1993"

World Events (5)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from one or more of the many places called with Old English lang ‘long’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, such as Langton Hall in Kirkby in Ashfield (Nottinghamshire), Langton Lodge in Hendon (Middlesex), Langton (Yorkshire), East and West Langton (Leicestershire), Langton by Horncastle, Langton by Spilsby, and Langton by Wragby (all in Lincolnshire), and Lanton (Northumb). Compare Lankton , Lanton , and Longton .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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