When Augustus Pitchford was born in 1810, in Barren, Kentucky, United States, his father, Daniel Pitchford, was 49 and his mother, Rebecca Davis, was 45. He married Mary Keele on 9 November 1836, in Bedford, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Fayette, Greene, Illinois, United States in 1865. He died on 18 April 1870, in Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Rives Cemetery, Rockbridge, Greene, Illinois, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Historical Boundaries: 1829: Macoupin, Illinois, United States
English (West Midlands): habitational name from Pitchford in Shropshire; the name is derived from Old English pic ‘pitch, resin’ + ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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