When Rebecca Snell was born on 5 May 1795, in Randolph, Missouri, United States, her father, William Snell, was 21 and her mother, Nancy Ann Bates, was 17. She married William Grimes on 26 January 1814, in Fayette, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Richmond Township, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 4 May 1867, in Howard, Missouri, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Fayette, Howard, Missouri, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Howard, Missouri, United States
English: nickname for a quick, lively, or courageous person, from Middle English snel(l) ‘swift, vivacious, brisk, bold’ (Old English snel(l), Old Norse snjallr). See also Sneller , Snelling .
English: from the Middle English personal name Snel(l) (Old English Snell, Old Norse Snjallr, with the same origins as the nickname above).
Americanized form of German Schnell ‘quick’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesRebecca J Snell Grimes Birth: May 5, 1795 Ohio, USA Death: May 4, 1867 Howard County Missouri, USA Married January 27, 1814 Fayette Co KY Daughter of William Snell & Nancy Ann Bates Family links …
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