Brief Life History of Norton H
When Norton H Hicks was born on 12 July 1810, in Parma, Monroe, New York, United States, his father, Benjamin Hicks, was 33 and his mother, Betsey Smith Hicks, was 28. He married Robey Chase about 1834, in Monroe, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 20 November 1878, in Parma, Monroe, New York, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Parma Union Cemetery, Parma, Monroe, New York, United States.
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- Norten Hicks, "New York State Census, 1875"
- Norton Hicks, "Find A Grave Index"
- Norton Hicks in entry for Seth N. Hicks, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1821
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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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Hick , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This is a widespread surname in England, and is also common in southwest and southern Wales.
German: patronymic from Hick . Compare Hix .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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