Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Chenoweth was born on 27 November 1816, in Virginia, United States, her father, Gabriel Chenoweth, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Currence, was 20. She married Solomon Collett Caplinger on 9 April 1835, in Randolph, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 25 March 1858, in Randolph, Virginia, United States, at the age of 41, and was buried in Randolph, West Virginia, United States.
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- Nancy C Caplinger in household of Solomon C Caplinger, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nancy Chenoweth, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Nancy Chenoweth Caplinger, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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.
Name Meaning
Cornish: topographic name from the elements chy ‘house’ + noweth ‘new’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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