Brief Life History of John Morton
When John Morton Daggette was born on 29 April 1826, in Buena Vista, Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Daggette, was 28 and his mother, Rachel Morton, was 22. He had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Mary McAuley Kelly. He lived in Elizabeth Township, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He died in January 1883, in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery, Elizabeth, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- John W Dagit, "United States Census, 1860"
- John Morton Daggette, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Morton Daggette in entry for Mary Ra Laura Daggette, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): perhaps from an Old French personal name Daguet, a pet form of ancient Germanic Dago. Alternatively, from Old French daguet, a diminutive of dague ‘dagger’, for one who wore or threatened to use a dagger. Compare Dagg and Dagger .
History: John Daggett came from England to Watertown, MA, in 1630, and moved to Rehoboth, MA, in 1646. He was one of the original proprietors of Martha's Vineyard in 1642 and by 1651 had settled there permanently.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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