Brief Life History of Moses
When Moses Wilkins was born on 21 November 1785, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, his father, William Wilkins, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Betty Terrell, was 29. He married Jane "Jenny" Moore on 2 February 1832, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 13 November 1845, in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Gaffney, Cherokee, South Carolina, United States.
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- Moses Wilkins in the 1840 United States Federal Census
- Moses Wilkins, "Find A Grave Index"
- Record of the Kirby Family, 2015, 'Compilation of Published Sources' on MyHeritage
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World Events (8)
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.
1788 · South Carolina becomes the 8th state in the Union
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands and southern England): variant of Wilkin , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
North German and Dutch: variant of Wilkens .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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