Brief Life History of Jonah
When Jonah Fossey was born on 20 April 1851, in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Daniel Fossey, was 30 and his mother, Sarah Knight, was 27. He married Mary Ann Johnson on 25 September 1871, in Arlesey, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Reno, Leavenworth, Kansas, United States in 1895 and Salt Creek Township, Reno, Kansas, United States for about 40 years. He died on 16 January 1948, in Nickerson, Reno, Kansas, United States, at the age of 96, and was buried in Nickerson, Reno, Kansas, United States.
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Sources (20)
- J Fossey, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
- Jonah Fossey, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Jonah Fosey in entry for Chas E. Fosey, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1864
Historical Boundaries: 1864: Leavenworth, Kansas, United States
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
The town of Nicodemus was founded by African-American migrants from Kansas in 1877.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Fotsey, a lost place in Aspley Guise, Bedfordshire, recorded in 969 as Foteseige and in 1247 as Foteseye, perhaps from an Old English personal name Fōt + ēg ‘island, dry land in marsh’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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