Brief Life History of John
When John Holladay was born on 10 March 1798, in Kershaw, Camden District, South Carolina, United States, his father, Daniel William Holladay, was 45 and his mother, Keziah Rebecca Terry, was 29. He married Catherine Beasley Higgins on 16 April 1822, in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States in 1857 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1858. In 1850, at the age of 51, his occupation is listed as one of a company, in the group of the second ten, selected to explore southern utah in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. He died on 31 December 1862, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Jno Holliday, "United States Census, 1840"
- Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
- John Halladay, "BillionGraves Index"
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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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Marion, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Marion, Alabama, United States
Name Meaning
English (Kent): variant of Holliday .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Short History of the Life of John Holladay (1798-1862)
John Holladay was born on 10 March 1798, the son of Daniel Holladay Jr. and Keziah Rebecca Terry, in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. John's father, Daniel Holladay Jr. and grandfather Daniel Holladay …
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