Nancy Crouch

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Crouch was born in 1803, in Bath, Kentucky, United States, her father, David Crouch, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Louisa Cassity, was 36. She married Elisha Henry on 17 February 1817, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died before 1845, in her hometown.

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Family Time Line

Elisha Henry
1793–1835
Nancy Crouch
1803–1845
Marriage: 17 February 1817
Anderson Henry
1819–1891
Catharine "Kitty" Ann Henry Banta
1825–1911

Sources (5)

  • Nancy Crouch, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Nancy Crouch, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
  • Nancy Crouch in entry for Hattie Ann Bouts, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"

World Events (6)

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1811 · Bath County Established

Bath County was established in 1811 from land given by Montgomery County, Kentucky. Its name is derived from natural springs said to have medicinal qualities.

1818 · Jackson Purchase

The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): from Middle English crouch(e), cruch(e) ‘cross’ (Old English crūc, ultimately from Latin crux, crucem; the Old English crūc was replaced in Middle English by the word cross, from Old Norse kross), applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a cross.

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

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