Brief Life History of John
When John Pea was born on 11 July 1783, in York, South Carolina, United States, his father, George Pea, was 26 and his mother, Sarah DeArmon, was 29. He married Elizabeth Knighton on 7 June 1804, in York, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1812. He died on 26 April 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Pea, "United States Census, 1870"
- Family Data Collection - Births
- John Pea, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1788 · South Carolina becomes the 8th state in the Union
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname from Middle English pa(we), po(we) ‘peacock’ (Old English pāwa and Old Norse pá). See Peacock . Alternatively, from the Middle English personal name Pawe (Old English Pāwa), Latinized as Pavo, and derived from the nickname.
from the Middle English personal name Paw(e), a pet form of Paulin or occasionally Paul. See Pawson , Paulin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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