Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Pryor was born on 27 April 1819, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, her father, Joseph Pryor, was 51 and her mother, Sarah O'Dell, was 42. She married Mordecai Fulton Doughty on 16 January 1834, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 10 February 1862, in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Concord Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette, Alabama, United States.
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- Rebecca Doughty in household of M F Doughty, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebeca Prior, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
- Rebecca Pryor Doughty, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1824
Historical Boundaries: 1824: Fayette, Alabama, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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English (mainly Cornwall): variant of Prior .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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