Brief Life History of William
When William Crowner Jr was born in 1802, in Virginia, United States, his father, William Crowner, was 46 and his mother, Rachel Crowner, was 24. He married Elizabeth Mitchell on 24 December 1818, in Belmont, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. He lived in Worthington Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Dutch Creek Township, Washington, Iowa, United States in 1860. He died on 18 June 1872, in Garden Grove, Decatur, Iowa, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Wm Crowner, "United States Census, 1860"
- Wm Cravener, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- John Crowner in entry for Martha Ann Pample, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): status name for a coroner, from Middle English corouner ‘coroner’ (Anglo-Norman French coron(i)er, from Old French coro(u)ne ‘crown’), after the Latin title custos placitorum coronæ ‘protector of the pleas of the Crown’.
In some cases probably an Americanized form of German Kroner or Kröner (see Kroner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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