Nancy Seeley

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Seeley was born on 18 November 1828, in Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Benjamin Seeley, was 49 and her mother, Permelia, Seeley, Edsall, was 39. She married James Monaghan on 9 March 1847. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1863, in Cameron, Steuben, New York, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Cameron, Steuben, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Monaghan
1824–1904
Nancy Seeley
1828–1863
Marriage: 9 March 1847
Edward Monahan
1849–1930
Volney Monahan
1850–1922
Harriet " Hattie" Monahan
1854–1931

Sources (3)

  • Nancy Monaghan in household of James Monaghan, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Ancestry.com resources
  • Nancy Monaghan in household of James Monaghan, "New York State Census, 1855"

World Events (5)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1830 · The Oregon Trail

Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: nickname for a person with a cheerful disposition, from Middle English seli ‘happy, fortunate’ (Old English sǣlig, from sǣl ‘happiness, good fortune’). The word was also occasionally used as a female personal name during the Middle Ages. The sense ‘pitiable’, which developed into modern English silly, is not attested before the 15th century. See also Selman .

Altered form of German Seele , respelled to preserve the bisyllabic pronunciation of the German name.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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