Brief Life History of Lucinda
When Lucinda Myers was born on 21 July 1810, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States, her father, Michael Myers, was 36 and her mother, Eve Christina Pope, was 25. She married George Washington Leisure on 8 October 1829, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 9 daughters. She lived in Jackson Township, Rush, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Posey Township, Rush, Indiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 13 August 1890, in Rush, Indiana, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Rush, Indiana, United States.
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- Lucinda Leisure in household of Wm Leisure, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lucinda Myers, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Lucinda Myers Leisure, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830
Historical Boundaries 1830: Rush, Indiana, United States
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Irish (Tipperary, Limerick and Waterford): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Meidhir ‘descendant of Meidhir’, with post-medieval excrescent -s. Meidhir is a personal name based on meidhir ‘mirth’.
English (northern): variant of Myer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English (northern): habitational name from one or more of the minor placenames derived from Middle English mire ‘marsh’ (Old Norse mýrr) in the plural form, such as Melmerby Mire in Melmerby, or Mires in Docker (both Cumbria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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