JONATHAN JACKSON  Jackson

JONATHAN JACKSON

Jackson, Jonathan (1743-1810), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 4, 1743; pursued classical studies and was graduated from Harvard College in 1761; engaged in mercantile pursuits in Newburyport; member of the Provincial Congress in 1775; member of the State house of representatives in 1777; Member of the Continental Congress in 1782; elected to the State senate in 1789; United States marshal, district of Massachusetts, 1789-1791; treasurer of the Commonwealth 1802-1806; inspector and supervisor of internal revenue; president of the State bank and of the Harvard corporation; died in Boston, Mass., March 5, 1810; interment in the Granary Burying Ground.
Parents: Edward Jackson, Dorothy Quincy
Spouse: Hannah Tracy
Born: 24 Apr 1755 in Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Died: 28 Apr 1797 in Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 1 Jun 1772 in Hampton Falls, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Children Sex Birth
Merchant Jackson M Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Robert Jackson M 4 Mar 1773 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Henry Jackson M 12 Jan 1774 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Charles Jackson M 31 May 1775 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Hannah Jackson F 2 Jul 1776 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
James Jackson M 2 Oct 1777 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Sarah Jackson F 26 Jun 1779 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Patrick Tracy Jackson M 14 Aug 1780 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Harriet Jackson F 20 Jan 1782 in Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts
Mary Jackson F 3 Oct 1783 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources:
Vital Records
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard

Submitted by Deborah Crowell