John Clure
10 May 1790–22 April 1862 (Age 71)
Switzerland
The Life of John
John Clure was born on 10 May 1790, in Switzerland. He married Mary Ann Bennac in 1818, in Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Hastings, Dakota, Minnesota, United States in 1880. He died on 22 April 1862, in Minnesota, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in County Line Cemetery, Pine Island, Goodhue, Minnesota, United States.
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Family Time Line
John Clure
1790–1862
Mary Ann Bennac
1794–1883
Marriage: 1818
Joseph Clure
1819–1905
John Clure
1821–1901
Charles Edward Clure
1833–1916
Spouse and Children
1790–1862Male
1794–1883Female
MARRIAGE
1818
Canada
1818
Canada
children
(3)
Joseph Clure
1819–1905Male
John Clure
1821–1901Male
1833–1916Male
World Events (8)
1791
Age 1
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1798
Age 8
Revolution in Switzerland. Farmers in occupied territories become free citizens. Centralistic parliamentary republic according to French model. Occupation by French troops and some battles of Napoleon vs. Austria and Russia in Switzerland.
1812
Age 22
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Irish: reduced form of McClure .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- John Clure in entry for Chas Clure, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- John Clure in entry for Chas Clure, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- John Clure in entry for Charles Clure and Mrs Nellie Fowler, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"
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