When Nancy Ward was born on 6 July 1811, in Washington, Kentucky, United States, her father, Elisha R Ward, was 21 and her mother, Rhoda Parrent, was 18. She married John L Gordon on 14 August 1829, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in McDonough, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 15 October 1864, in Chapel Cemetery, Blandinsville Township, McDonough, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
Historical Boundaries: 1826: McDonough, Illinois, United States
English: occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Middle English ward ‘watchman, guard’ (Old English weard, used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).
English: occupational name from Middle English warde ‘armed guard’ (Old English weard ‘watching, guarding’), with the same meaning as 1 above.
Irish: shortened form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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