Brief Life History of James
When James Person was born on 8 June 1784, his father, John Pearson, was 29 and his mother, Agnes Elder, was 30.
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Family Time Line
John Pearson
1755–
Agnes Elder
1754–
George Peirson
1777–
Robert Pearson or Peirson
1779–
Margaret Person
1780–
James Person
1784–
John Person
1784–
Agnes Pierson
1788–
James Peirson
1790–
David Pierson
1793–
William Pierson
1799–
Sources (1)
- James Person, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
Parents and Siblings
1755– Male
1754– Female
Siblings (9)
1777– Male
1779– Male
1780– Female
1784– Male
1784– Male
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World Events (8)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 18
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 27
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
Age 31
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Americanized form (and a very rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Persson or Pehrsson (see Pehrson ).
German: patronymic from the personal name Peer , Low German variant of Peter .
English: variant of Parson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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