Brief Life History of William
When William Cogdal Jr. was born about 1830, in Kentucky, United States, his father, William Cogdal, was 41 and his mother, Mary Bell, was 40.
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Parents and Siblings
1791–1839 Male
1791– Female
Siblings (8)
1815–1866 Male
1810– Female
1824–1891 Male
1825–1889 Female
1826– Female
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World Events (3)
about 1830 · The Second Great Awakening
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about 1830 · The Oregon Trail
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about 1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
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Name Meaning
Probably the most successful of all the Old French names of Germanic origin that were introduced to England by the Normans. It is derived from Germanic wil ‘will, desire’ + helm ‘helmet, protection’. The fact that it was borne by the Conqueror himself does not seem to have inhibited its favour with the ‘conquered’ population: in the first century after the Conquest it was the commonest male name of all, and not only among the Normans. In the later Middle Ages it was overtaken by John , but continued to run second to that name until the 20th century, when the picture became more fragmented.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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