Brief Life History of Jonathan
When Jonathan Campbell Jr. was born on 26 January 1812, in Ridgebury Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Jonathan Campbell, was 43 and his mother, Phoebe Button, was 43. He married Charity Fuller in September 1833, in Ridgebury Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in South Creek Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1840. He registered for military service in 1851. He died on 24 November 1886, in North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Ben Lomond Cemetery, North Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Jonathan Campbell, "United States Census, 1840"
- Birth found in Endowment House Records
- Marriage, Separation, and Remarriage to Jonathan Campbell
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Scottish: nickname from Gaelic cam ‘crooked, bent’ + beul ‘mouth’. As a result of folk etymology, the surname was often represented in Latin documents as de bello campo ‘of the fair field’, which led to the name sometimes being ‘translated’ into Anglo-Norman French as Beauchamp .
Irish (North Armagh): adopted for Gaelic Mac Cathmhaoil ‘son of Cathmhaol’ (literally ‘battle chief’): see Caulfield and Cowell .
English: variant of Camel , under the influence of the Scottish name (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Solomon Leonard Campbell 1825-1903 & Lovina Campbell 1829-1903
Researched, Chronological by Alona S. Perkes 2000-2011 (the first page is the title page) (can access the original document here): http://southwickresearch.com/Genealogy/AncestorsOnly/CampbellHist/Ca …
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