Brief Life History of John
When John Skinner was born on 30 May 1822, in Swimbridge, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Norrish, was 38 and his mother, Charlotte Stenner, was 31. He married Eliza Nott on 1 January 1844, in Rose Ash, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1868 and lived in Elba, Elba, Genesee, New York, United States in 1860 and Providence, Cache, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 27 June 1899, in Nounan, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Skinner Cemetery, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (63)
- John Skinner, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- John Skinner in entry for John Nebeker and Emily E. S. Winter, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- John Skinner in entry for John Stephen Skinner, "Idaho Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
Spouse and Children
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1831–1914 Female
Children (13)
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World Events (8)
1823
Age 1
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 5
1843
Age 21
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for someone who stripped the hide from animals to be used in the production of fur garments, or to be tanned for leather, from Middle English skinner ‘skinner’, an agent derivative of Middle English skin(n) ‘hide, pelt’ (Old Norse skinn).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Skinner
John Skinner was born May 30, 1822 in Swimbridge, Devonshire, England, the son of Charlotte Stiner and William Skinner. His parents owned a comfortable home and farm where he enjoyed the normal life o …
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