Brief Life History of Lucinda
When Lucinda Thorn was born in 1818, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Thorn, was 36 and her mother, Susan, was 34. She married Alfred Anderson on 15 January 1854, in Wood, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 6 September 1855, in Wood, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 37.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Lucinda? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Lucinda Thorn, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Lucinda Thorn Anderson, "West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932"
- Lucinda Anderson in entry for Elizabeth Nancy Anderson, "West Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1854-1932"
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (5)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived by a thorn bush or hedge (Old English, Old Norse thorn, Middle English thorn(e), torn(e)). The name is also found in Sweden.
English: habitational name from a place called with Old English, Old Norse thorn ‘thorn bush’ (see 1 above), for example Thorne in Kent, Somerset, and South Yorkshire.
North German and Danish: topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, from Middle Low German torn ‘tower’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.