Sention
Mercy Sention Lockwood
Tenth Great Grandmother
Mercy Sention married Ephraim Lockwood on Jun. 8, 1665 in Norwalk, Connecticut. Mercy passed away in 1694 in Norwalk.
Isaac Munroe St. John 1827–1880
Sixth Cousin Six Times Removed
Isaac Munroe St. John was born on Nov. 19, 1827 in Augusta, Georgia. Isaac passed away on Apr. 7, 1880 at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia at age 52. He was buried in the Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
| Branch: CSA | Rank: Brigadier General |
Robert St. John 1902–2003
Eighth Cousin Four Times Removed
Robert William St. John was born on Mar. 9, 1902 in Chicago, Illinois. Robert married Ruth Bass in 1965. He passed away on Feb. 6, 2003 in Waldorf, Maryland at age 100.
Matthias Sention
Eleventh Great Grandfather
Matthias Sention was born in England. Matthias married Mary Tinker on Nov. 1, 1627 in England. He passed away on Oct. 19, 1669 in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was buried in Norwalk.
Matthias Sention 1628–1728
Eleventh Great Uncle
Matthias Sention was born in 1628 in England. Matthias married Elizabeth Seeley on Jun. 8, 1655 in Duxbury, Massachusetts. He passed away in 1728 in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was buried in Norwalk.
Mark Sension
Eleventh Great Uncle
Mark Sension passed away on Aug. 12, 1693 in Connecticut. He was buried in Norwalk, Connecticut.
| Legislature | Office |
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| Connecticut | Deputy from Norwalk |
Stephen St. John 1735–1785
Third Cousin Nine Times Removed
Stephen St. John was born in 1735. Stephen passed away on May 9, 1785 in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was buried in Norwalk.
| DAR #A099202 | Service: Connecticut | Rank: Lieutenant Colonel |
| Legislature | Office |
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| Connecticut | Representative from Norwalk |
Daniel St. John
Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Daniel St. John married Abigail Holmes on Feb. 26, 1767.
| DAR #A099145 | Service: Connecticut | Rank: Private |
Daniel St. John
Fourth Cousin Eight Times Removed
Daniel St. John died on Jul. 5, 1778 in Pennsylvania.
| DAR #A099146 | Service: Connecticut | Description: Killed by Indians |
Harvey, Oscar Jewell. A History of Wilkes-Barré. Vol. II. 1909. 1037. Web.
On Sunday, July 5th, the Indians dispersed themselves throughout the Valley in bands of from five to ten, and began to plunder the inhabitants. Many of the latter—particularly the men who had taken part in the battle—had fled from the Valley before Forty Fort was capitulated. The deserted homes of these people were set on fire by the savage marauders in sheer wantonness. On this day news came to Forty Fort that a Mr. Hickman and his wife and child, living in the house of Isaac Tripp at Capouse (Providence Township), had been murdered by Indians, after which the house had been set on fire and, with the bodies of the dead, almost entirely consumed. Also, that Daniel St. John and James A. Leach had been killed by Indians near Timothy Keyes' sawmill, about six miles up the Lackawanna River. These two men were removing their families and household goods from the Valley, having set out in the morning from "the block-house at the Parker place in Pittston." Their belongings were loaded upon a cart drawn by two yoke of oxen. When the party was waylaid by the Indians St. John was on foot, driving the oxen, while Leach and the women and children were on the cart. Leach had his young child in his arms. Without warning the two men were shot and then scalped by a party of Indians; one of whom took the young child which Leach had been carrying and gave it, all covered with its father's blood, to its mother, saying: "Me no hurt!" The Indians then killed one of the oxen, and departed. The women and children later made their way to the Pittston fort.
John St. John 1833–1916
Seventh Cousin Five Times Removed
John Pierce St. John was born on Feb. 25, 1833 in Brookville, Indiana. John passed away on Aug. 31, 1916 in Olathe, Kansas at age 83. He was buried in Olathe.
| Branch: USA | Unit: 143rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry | Rank: Lieutenant Colonel |
"St. John Is Dead." The Topeka Daily State Journal 1 Sept. 1916: 10. Chronicling America. Web.Olathe. Kan., Sept. 1.—John P. St. John, candidate for the presidency on the Prohibition ticket in 1884, twice governor of Kansas and one of the most widely known temperance advocates in the United States, is dead here. He was 83 years old and had been in failing health since a heat prostration two months ago, while on a speaking tour. While speaking at Jetmore, Kan., on June 20, in behalf of the Prohibition cause, Mr. St. John was overcome with the heat. He cancelled his speaking engagements and returned to his home, where he rallied sufficiently to enable him to attend the national Prohibition convention at St. Paul, Minn., in July. On his return home he spoke at Shelbyville, Ill., which proved to be his last public utterance. John Pierce St. John was one of the most widely known temperance advocates in the United States. He was a candidate for president on the Prohibition ticket in 1884, and served two terms as governor of Kansas—1879-1883—during which Kansas became a prohibition state. Born at Brookville, Ind., February 25, 1833, St. John served as a captain and lieutenant-colonel in the Civil war, and settled in Kansas, where he became a member of the state senate. He became a political factor when he won a fight to displace United States Senator Samuel B. Pomeroy. Pomeroy and St. John had been personal friends, but the latter became displeased at the way Pomeroy conducted himself as a senator, and thereupon championed John J. Ingalls, Pomeroy's opponent, who won. This made St. John a leader and resulted in his election as governor. He was called a "traitor" when he deserted the Republican party and became a candidate for president on the Prohibition ticket in '84. During his campaign he was burned or hung in effigy more than 600 times. He was twice shot at, but unhurt. Many Republicans attributed the defeat of James G. Blaine for president to St. John's entrance into the race. In 1912, notwithstanding his advanced age, he stumped Kansas for woman suffrage, declaring that when women had the vote they would have prohibition. In 1914 he campaigned in the east for prohibition, estimating that up to that time he had, altogether, traveled 350,000 miles and delivered 4,500 speeches in behalf of the prohibition cause. When he was in the Kansas capitol he inaugurated the first "water banquet," with the result that liquor has been under taboo in the Kansas state house ever since. |
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