Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Clingenpeel was born in 1821, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Joseph Clingenpeel, was 33 and his mother, Margaret Betz, was 32. He died on 22 December 1847, at the age of 26.
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Family Time Line
Joseph Clingenpeel
1788–1840
Margaret Betz
1789–1873
Elizabeth Clingenpeel
1810–
Emmanuel H. Clingenpeel
1814–1879
Emanuel Clingenpeel
1815–1879
John Clingenpeel
1816–1846
Gideon B. Clingenpeel
1817–1883
Joseph Clingenpeel
1819–
Benjamin Clingenpeel
1821–1847
Daniel C Clingenpeel
1823–1887
Isaac Clingenpeel
1824–1900
Joseph Clingenpeel
1825–
Benjamin Clingenpeel
1829–
Margaret B Clingenpeel
1830–1900
Isaac Clingenpeel
1832–1847
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Parents and Siblings
1788–1840 Male
1789–1873 Female
Siblings (13)
1810– Female
1814–1879 Male
1815–1879 Male
1816–1846 Male
1817–1883 Male
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World Events (7)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 0
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 3
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 9
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
Americanized form of German Klingebeil, a variant of Klingbeil .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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