John Clayson

Brief Life History of John

When John Clayson was born on 26 January 1851, in Wilby, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Clayson, was 42 and his mother, Frances Essom, was 37. He lived in Payson, Utah, Utah, United States for about 10 years and Payson Election Precinct, Utah, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 17 January 1928, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Payson City Cemetery, Payson, Utah, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Clayson
1851–1928
Mary Ann Hunt
1847–1869

Sources (26)

  • John Clayson, "United States, Census, 1900"
  • John Clayson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • John Clayson, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

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World Events (8)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the personal name Classe, a short form of Nicholas. The name may have been imported to England in the Middle Ages by Flemish weavers. In North America, this surname has probably absorbed some cases of Dutch Claassen and its variants.

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

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Story Highlight

Details of Immigration from Liverpool to New York aboard the John Bright Jun 4,1868-Jul 14, 1868

"DEPARTURE OF THE JOHN BRIGHT. -- The packet ship John Bright sailed from this port for New York on Thursday, the 4th instant with a company of Saints numbering 722 souls, or 619 1/2 statute adults, o …

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