Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Farris was born in 1808, in Tennessee, United States, her father, John Farris, was 20 and her mother, Ann Moore, was 28. She married Ebenezer Chandler Niles on 2 November 1826, in Perry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Huff Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States in 1850.
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- Nancy H Niles in household of Ebenezer C Niles, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nancy Farris, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Nancy Farrill, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish: variant of Fergus , in which the Gaelic gh sound has been dropped rather than being altered to g. Compare Farrish , Ferris .
Probably also English: variant of Farrar . The name is quite common in southeastern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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