Brief Life History of William
When William Crutcher was born in 1799, in Franklin City, Accomack, Virginia, United States, his father, Thomas B Crutcher, was 30 and his mother, Catherine Bowker Smith, was 28. He lived in Carroll, Carroll, Mississippi, United States in 1850.
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- William Crutcher in household of William Sanders, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Crutcher - Government record: birth-name: William Crutcher
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World Events (8)
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.
1803 · Louisiana Purchase Opens Mississippi for Commerce
In 1803, the Louisiana Purchase it made it so that the Mississippi River would be opened to commerce. The stretch of land includes present day Mississippi, Louisiana, and continues Northward.
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 (Surrey): variant of Croucher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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