Brief Life History of Reuben
When Reuben Lancaster was born on 9 July 1828, in Kenton, Kentucky, United States, his father, Thomas James Lancaster, was 27 and his mother, Margaret Green, was 21. He married Sarah Melvina Fryer on 3 October 1850, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870. He died on 19 October 1896, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Peach Grove, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States.
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- Reuben Lancaster in household of Thomas Lancaster, "United States Census, 1850"
- Reuben Lancaster, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Reuben Lancaster, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Lancaster in northwestern England, which is recorded as Loncastre in 1086. The place takes its name from the river Lune + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’). The river name is probably British, perhaps related to Gaelic slán ‘healthy’, ‘salubrious’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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