When Sally or Sarah McCann was born in 1821, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, her father, James McCann Sr, was 29 and her mother, Nancy Hutchins Smith, was 23. She married William Burton Blackburn on 4 April 1846, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Edwards Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years. She died on 27 May 1914, at the age of 93.
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A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Malachy, Donovan, Liam, Aidan, Aileen, Brigid, Colum, Conan, Donal, Kiernan, Ronan.
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cana ‘son of Cana’, a personal name based on cana ‘wolf cub’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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