Brief Life History of James
When James Park was born about 1802, in Mahoning Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Park, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Miller, was 27. He married Sarah Jane Covert about 1826, in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 4 February 1873, in Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Edinburg, Mahoning Township, Lawrence, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- James Park, "United States Census, 1870"
- James Park, "Find A Grave Index"
- James Parks, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
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Some characteristic forenames: Korean Young, Sang, Sung, Yong, Jung, Jong, Chan, Jae, Jin, Kwang, Kyung, Myung, Chong, Chang, Chung, Byung, Min, Moon, Chul, Hae, Jeong, Dae, Seong, Myong.
English and Scottish: from Middle English and Older Scots parc, parke, perk ‘park, enclosure’ (Old French parc), often referring to the grounds of a manor house or a deer park where the lord hunted. The name was probably synonymous with Parker , denoting an officer who looked after a park for the lord of the manor.
English and Scottish: from a medieval pet form of the personal name Peter . Compare Parkin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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