When Cutright was born on 20 January 1815, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Nathaniel Cutright, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Veail, was 34.
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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.
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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.
Variant of Courtright , a surname of Dutch origin.
Probably also an altered form of English Cartwright .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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