Brief Life History of Tryphena F.
When Tryphena F. Gorton was born on 4 August 1808, in Hancock, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Gorton, was 27 and her mother, Comfort Robinson, was 19. She married Joel Hart on 1 August 1841, in Pike, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Pike, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Barry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 30 July 1891, in Barry, Pike, Illinois, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Barry Cemetery, Barry Township, Pike, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (10)
- Triphinia Hart in household of Joel Hart, "United States Census, 1870"
- Tryphena F Gorton, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Tryphena F Gorton Hart, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1821
Historical Boundaries: 1821: Pike, Illinois, United States
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
English (Lancashire): habitational name from a place in Lancashire, so named from Old English gor ‘dirt, mud’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: Introduced in America by a family from Gorton, Lancashire, England (three miles from Manchester), the name Gorton was also adopted by a religious group known as the Gortonites. They were followers of Samuel Gorton (c. 1592–1677), whose unorthodox religious beliefs, which included denying the doctrine of the Trinity, caused him to seek religious toleration by emigrating to Boston in 1637 with his family. In conflict with authorities in Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, and Newport, he eventually settled in Shawomet, RI, and renamed it Warwick. He died there in 1677, leaving three sons and at least six daughters.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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