Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Almon was born on 27 October 1820, in Robb Township, Posey, Indiana, United States, her father, Thomas Almon III, was 30 and her mother, Ruth Martin, was 26. She married Zachariah Fitzgerald on 11 September 1839, in Posey, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died before 1860.
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- 1850 United States Federal Census
- Web: Indiana, Marriage Index, 1806-1861
- Nancy Fitzgerall in entry for William Williams, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Almen .
English: variant of Allman .
Probably also a variant of Allmon , a surname of English, German, Dutch or French origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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