Brief Life History of Amy
When Amy Crow was born on 14 March 1839, in Nelson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Samuel Crow, was 33 and her mother, Catharine Harned, was 22. She died on 23 March 1868, at the age of 29.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- A Crow in household of Samuel Crow, "United States Census, 1850"
- Amy Crow in household of Samuel Crow, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (6)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1861
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
Irish, Manx, and English: variant of Crowe .
Native American: translation into English (and shortening) of a personal name based on a word, such as Lakota or Dakota Sioux kaŋgi, meaning ‘crow’. The cultural significance of the crow to Native Americans is reflected in their traditional personal names, some of which were adopted as surnames (translated into English), e.g. Big Crow (see Bigcrow ) and Two Crow (see Twocrow ). See also Bird 4.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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