Anna Eaton

Brief Life History of Anna

When Anna Eaton was born on 3 July 1796, in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Zerad Eaton, was 12 and her mother, Mary Dyer, was 11. She married David Johnson on 18 December 1816, in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 6 January 1876, in Tolland, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in North Cemetery, Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Johnson
1781–1848
Anna Eaton
1796–1876
Marriage: 18 December 1816
Elizabeth Ann Johnson
1818–1904
William Webb Johnson
1820–1899
Sarah Jane Johnson
1822–1825
LaFayette Johnson
1824–1877
Helen Victoria Johnson
1827–1908
Edgar Delmington Johnson
1833–1897

Sources (36)

  • Aimia Eaton, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Annie Eaton in entry for William Webb Johnson, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
  • Anna Eaton, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname "The Brass City." Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Eaton or Eton, such as Eaton Socon (Bedfordshire), Eaton (Cheshire), or Eton (Buckinghamshire), named from either Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island, low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.

History: Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, c. 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.

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

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