Brief Life History of John
John Shipley was born on 18 September 1811, in Claiborne, Tennessee, United States. He married Sarah Caroline Perkins on 8 September 1836, in Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 15 June 1850, in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States.
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- John Shipley, "United States Census, 1850"
- John Shipley, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Jacob Hamblin Journal shows June 1850 death of John Shipley
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): habitational name from any of various places called Shipley, in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Durham, Northumberland, Sussex, and elsewhere, all named with Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Historical Sketch written by Nancy E. Shipley Dickson
My Father was a Southerner he was born in Tenesse [sic] his ancestors worked in the cotton, the men gathering and the women dying spinning and weaving and making it into clothing. After leaving the s …
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