John Collins Warren

Male1 August 1778–4 May 1856

Brief Life History of John Collins

When John Collins Warren was born on 1 August 1778, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Dr John Warren, was 25 and his mother, Abigail Collins, was 18. He married Susan Powell Mason on 17 November 1803, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 May 1856, in his hometown, at the age of 77, and was buried in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Collins Warren
1778–1856
Susan Powell Mason
1780–1841
Marriage: 17 November 1803
Susan Powell Warren
1806–1856
Samuel Warren
1806–
John Warren
1808–1875
Dr Jonathan Mason Warren
1811–1867
James Sullivan Warren
1812–1867
Mary Collins Warren
1816–1900
Emily Warren
1818–1905

Sources (22)

  • Dr. John C. in entry for Anna Winthrop Warren, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
  • John Collins Warren, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • John C Warren, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 November 1803Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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    World Events (7)

    1781 · The First Constitution

    Age 3

    Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

    1783 · A Free America

    Age 5

    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.

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

    Age 22

    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 (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .

    English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.

    Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).

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

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