Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Whitaker was born on 30 December 1781, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, her father, Aquilla Whitaker, was 26 and her mother, Mary Kuykendall, was 21. She married James L Young on 30 November 1807, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Trimble, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died in Bedford, Trimble, Kentucky, United States.
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- F Young in household of J L Young, "United States Census, 1850"
- Frances Whitaker, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Jefferson. Deed Books 1812–1825, 1825–1829, 1829–1834
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1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
1808
Historical Boundaries 1808: Henry, Kentucky, United States 1824: Oldham, Kentucky, United States 1837: Trimble, Kentucky, United States
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from Whitacre in Warwickshire or High Whitaker in Lancashire, both of whose names derive from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + æcer ‘field’. The name may also be derived from Wheatacre in Norfolk or Whiteacre in Waltham (Kent), both of which derive from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + æcer ‘field’. Compare Whittaker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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