John Jackson (1783 - 1862)

Born 25 May 1783 in Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sophia (Leach) Jackson — married 2 Oct 1809 in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 17 Nov 1862 at age 79 in Brookfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Jackson family births and marriages were tracked in the Jackson family Bible: David Jackson and Mary (Peck) Jackson had twelve children: Lucy (Jackson) Skidmore (15 Oct 1773 - 7 Sep 1801); Jesse Jackson (10 May 1775); Rachal Jackson (1 Oct 1776 - 15 Feb 1794); Amos Jackson (8 Jun 1778); Henry Jackson (21 Mar 1780); John Jackson (25 May 1782); Rachel (Jackson) Shute (16 Jan 1784 - 20 Sep 1852); Patty Jackson (30 Oct 1785); Clarey Jackson (10 Jul 1787); Polly Jackson (12 Jan 1789); Reuben Jackson (15 Nov 1790); Niram Jackson (7 Mar 1793). ^[1]

John Jackson married Sophia, and they had two sons: Peter Booth Jackson (1812-1876) and Nathan L. Jackson (1815-1890). ^[2]

Death and Legacy

On 17 Nov 1862, John Jackson died at 80 years, 5 months, 22 days of age. John was buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Brookfield Center, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Greene, Richard Henry; Henry Reed Stiles; George Austin Morrison; Hopper Striker Mott; John Reynolds Totten; Louis Effingham De Forest; Charles Andrew Ditmas. The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record, Volume 53. New York. 1922. Pages 135-136. Accessed online at https://books.google.com/books/about/The_New_York_Genealogical_and_Biographic.html?id=sdgUAAAAYAAJ by Cynthia Larson on 20 Oct 2018.
2. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 October 2018), memorial page for John Jackson (26 May 1782–17 Nov 1862), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48366832, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Gary Boughton (contributor 46892198) .
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 October 2018), memorial page for John Jackson (26 May 1782–17 Nov 1862), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48366832, citing Laurel Hill Cemetery, Brookfield Center, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA ; Maintained by Gary Boughton (contributor 46892198) .

• Remington, Gordon L. & Jessup, Harlan R., Some Jacksons of Newtown and Brookfield, CT: Descendants of Henry¹ Jackson of Fairfield, Connecticut Ancestry (Connecticut Ancestry Society, Inc., Stamford, Conn., Feb 2006) Vol. 48, No. 3, Page 120.