Brief Life History of Dorothea
When Dorothea Funk was born on 15 September 1799, in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, United States, her father, Adam Funk Jr., was 41 and her mother, Nancy Ann Moore, was 30. She married Robert F. Stubblefield on 29 July 1822, in Fayette, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 11 February 1878, in Funks Grove, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Funks Grove Cemetery, McLean, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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- Darotha Stubblefield in household of Robert Stubblefield, "United States Census, 1860"
- Dorothy Finch, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Dorothy Funk Stubblefield, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1801 · Cane Ridge Revival
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
German: nickname for a blacksmith, or for a small and lively or irritable individual, from Middle High German vunke ‘spark’. This surname is also found Poland, Czechia, Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and the Netherlands.
English: from Middle English funke, fonke, founck ‘spark of fire’, with the same meaning as 1 above.
History: Between 1709 and 1772 nine families bearing this name immigrated to America. See also Funck .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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