Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Becknell was born in 1785, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas Erwin Bicknell, was 22 and her mother, Mary Mathuson, was 20. She married Ross Asbill on 21 December 1816. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1825, in Kentucky, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Elizabeth Bucknell, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
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English: variant of Bicknell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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