John Patten

MaleApril 1746–26 December 1800

Brief Life History of John

When John Patten was born in April 1746, in New Castle, Delaware, United States, his father, William Patten, was 26 and his mother, Anne Shannon, was 25. He married Ann Haslet in December 1788, in United States. He died on 26 December 1800, at the age of 54.

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John Patten
1746–1800
Ann Haslet
–
Marriage: December 1788

Sources (1)

  • John Pattin, "Delaware Vital Records, 1650-1974"

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  • Marriage
    December 1788United States

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    World Events (3)

    1754 · French and Indian War in Delaware

    Age 8

    From 1754-1763, the French and Indian War took place. The fighting that took place in the area of Delaware was in the upper Delaware River Valley. The Delaware Indians claimed independence from the Iroquois who allied with Britain. In 1755, Delaware attacked the Moravian settlement and Brodhead residence.

    1776

    Age 30

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · The Declaration to the King

    Age 30

    """At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

    Name Meaning

    English:

    occasionally a metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of clogs, from Middle English paten ‘clog’ (Old French patin).

    variant of Patton (a Middle English pet form of Patrick) with -in substituted for -on.

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

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