Rebecca Duffey

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Duffey was born on 15 March 1804, in Mercer, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Nelson Duffey Jr., was 31 and her mother, Nancy Laney Robb, was 32. She married Andrew Davidson on 14 June 1828, in Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Republican Township, Jefferson, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 28 February 1887, in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Davidson
1788–1866
Rebecca Duffey
1804–1887
Marriage: 14 June 1828
Nancy Ann Davidson
1829–1863
David J Davidson
1845–
John A. Davidson
1831–1934
Mary Elizabeth Davidson
1837–1910
John Quincy Davidson
1839–1915
Emily I Davidson
1839–1911
David J. Davidson
1842–
Albert W Davidson
1842–1927

Sources (3)

  • Rebecca Davidson in household of Andrew Davidson, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Rebecca Duffy, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
  • Rebecca Duffy, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1817

Historical Boundaries 1817: Jefferson, Indiana, United States

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

Scottish and Irish (Galway and Roscommon): variant of Duffy .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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