John B. Hodge
20 September 1782–21 July 1840 (Age 57)
Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
The Life of John B.
John B. Hodge was born on 20 September 1782, in Middlesex, Connecticut, United States as the son of David Hodge. He married Violet Northrupp on 14 September 1806. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 21 July 1840, at the age of 57.
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Family Time Line
John B. Hodge
1782–1840
Violet Northrupp
1783–1839
Marriage: 14 September 1806
John Pierpont Hodge
1811–1880
Spouse and Children
1782–1840Male
Violet Northrupp
1783–1839Female
MARRIAGE
14 September 1806
14 September 1806
children
(1)
John Pierpont Hodge
1811–1880Male
Parents and Siblings
1756–1831Male
siblings
(1)
1782–1840Male
World Events (8)
1783 · A Free America
Age 1
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Age 6
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
Age 18
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.
Name Meaning
English:1. from the medieval personal name Hodge, a short form of Roger . (For the change of initial, compare Hick .) 2. nickname from Middle English hodge ‘hog’, which occurs as a dialect variant of hogge, for example in Cheshire place names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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