Brief Life History of William
When William Luke was born on 11 September 1792, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, his father, Faithful Luke, was 27 and his mother, Leoney Hardwick, was 30. He married Sophronia Hill on 15 December 1821. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 11 January 1845, in Virginia, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Pinckard Drewery Cemetery, Ferrum, Franklin County, Virginia, United States.
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- William, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- William Luke, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- William Luke, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Luke or Luck, vernacular forms of Lucas .
English: from the Middle English personal name Louke, a shortened form of Lovecok, an English pet form of the Anglo-Norman French personal name Lou, Leu, Love (see Love ).
English (of Flemish origin): habitational name from Liège in Belgium (Dutch Luik).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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