Brief Life History of Rhoda
When Rhoda Stokesbary was born in 1829, in Ohio, United States, her father, Joshua Stokesberry Sr., was 54 and her mother, Elizabeth Sennet, was 32.
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
Name Meaning
From the post-classical Greek name Rhoda, derived either from rhodon ‘rose’, or as an ethnic name meaning ‘woman from Rhodes’ (Greek Rhodos). In the New Testament Rhoda was a servant in the house of Mary the mother of John, where Peter went after his release from prison by an angel (Acts 12:13). In the Scottish Highlands Rhoda is used as a feminine form of Roderick .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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