Brief Life History of Jabez Charles
When Jabez Charles Scrivener was born on 21 December 1845, in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Scrivener, was 32 and his mother, Ursula Hulate, was 30. He married Rebecca Painter on 26 April 1867, in Lewisham, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. He lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1881. In 1900, at the age of 55, his occupation is listed as car conductor in San Francisco, California, United States. He died on 14 July 1908, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 62, and was buried in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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- J. Scrivener, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Jabez Charles Scrivener, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Jabez Scrivener, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historic Notes: 1847: Name changed from Yerba Buena to San Francisco. 1856: San Francisco an Independent City.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a professional scribe, copyist, or clerk, from Middle English scrivener ‘scribe’ (a derivative of scrivain). Compare Scriven .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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