Brief Life History of John
When John Corson was born in 1810, in Cape May, New Jersey, United States, his father, John Corson, was 44 and his mother, Hannah Corson, was 40. He married Sarah Hess on 22 March 1832, in Cape May, New Jersey, United States.
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- John Carson, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
- John Corson, "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
1844
The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Kirkcudbrightshire and Dumfriesshire): variant of Carson .
English: variant of Curzon or sometimes possibly Corston, a habitational name from any of the places called Corston in Shropshire, Somerset, and Wiltshire, or from Coston (Norfolk), earlier recorded as Kareston or Corestone.
Breton (Côtes-d'Armor): nickname from korson ‘glutton, greedy eater’. Compare Courson 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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