Brief Life History of Lettitia Preston
When Lettitia Preston Abney was born on 19 April 1818, in Green, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Key Abney, was 38 and her mother, Tamara Ann Robinson, was 39. She married John Foushee Cash before 1836, in Hardin, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hardin, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 12 July 1864, in Glendale, Hardin, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 46, and was buried in Glendale, Hardin, Kentucky, United States.
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- Letitia Cash in household of John F Cash, "United States Census, 1850"
- Lettitia Preston Abney Cash, "Find A Grave Index"
- Letitia Abucy in entry for Cyntha M. A. F., "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960"
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World Events (8)
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.
1819 · First Commercial Oil Well Opens
In 1819, in McCreary County, Kentucky along Cumberland River was the site of the first commercial oil well.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Derbyshire named Abney, from the Old English personal name Abba (+ genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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