Brief Life History of Rhoda
When Rhoda Kelton was born on 23 April 1792, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Amos Kelton, was 32 and her mother, Phebe Cornell, was 29. She married Oliver Messinger on 20 December 1816, in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 7 November 1882, in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 90.
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- Rhoda Messenger in household of Austin Messenger, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rhoda Kilton, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Rhoda Kitton, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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World Events (7)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Lanarkshire): habitational name from the village of Kelton in the parish of the same name in Kirkcudbrightshire. The first element of the placename may be northern Old English celf ‘calf’ or celde ‘spring, well’ + tūn ‘farm, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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