Brief Life History of John Caldwell
When John Caldwell Calhoun was born on 18 March 1782, in Mount Carmel, McCormick, South Carolina, United States, his father, Patrick Calhoun, was 54 and his mother, Martha Anne Caldwell, was 32. He married Floride Bonneau Calhoun on 8 July 1811, in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Charleston, South Carolina, United States in 1884 and United States in 1907. He registered for military service in 1782. In 1845, his occupation is listed as member of us senate in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. He died on 31 March 1850, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Saint Philips Episcopal Church Cemetery, Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
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- John C Calhoun, "Kansas State Census, 1925"
- Early Anderson County, S. C. Newspapers, Marriages and Obituaries 1841 - 1882
- John C. Calhoun, "Pennsylvania Deaths and Burials, 1720-1999"
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1788 · Connecticut Becomes the 5th State
Connecticut became a state on January 9, 1788. In 1650, before it was a state, the boundary of Connecticut ran north from the westside of Greenwich Bay and the coast of the Pacific Ocean. During the 1600s, Westmoreland County was in Connecticut when the boundaries were changed Westmoreland County went to Pennsylvania.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish: variant of Colquhoun .
History: This prominent early American name was brought across the Atlantic Ocean by Scotch-Irish pioneers who entered Pennsylvania c. 1733. The American statesman John c. Calhoun (1782–1850), born in Abbeville District, SC, served in both houses of Congress, was secretary of war, and vice president of the US (1825–32).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Caldwell Calhoun Deseret News Article
This story appeared in the Deseret News, (Salt Lake City, Utah), 1st edition on 15 June 1850, saved by his cousin Oreta Calhoun, given to her son Nephi Pratt Combs, given to his daughter Ruth Combs E …
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