Brief Life History of Penelope
When Penelope Littell was born in 1805, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Reuben Littell, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Ghormley, was 42. She married Thomas Gilmore on 23 September 1821, in Harrison, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Floyd, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1887, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Penelope Gillmore in household of Thomas Gillmore, "United States Census, 1860"
- Ponelopa Littell, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Penelope Gilmore in household of Thomas Gilmore, "United States Census, 1850"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1819
Historical Information 1819: Floyd, Indiana, 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: variant of Little .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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