Brief Life History of Eliza Jane
When Eliza Jane Kirk was born on 11 November 1818, in County Londonderry, Ireland, her father, Mathew Kirk, was 35 and her mother, Jane Steele, was 30. She married Caldwell Kerr on 3 September 1839, in Templemore, Londonderry, County Londonderry, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in New Market, Highland, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 7 June 1852, in Hillsboro, Highland, Ohio, United States, at the age of 33.
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- Eliza J Kerr in household of Caldwell Kerr, "United States Census, 1850"
- Mary Kirk in entry for Henry C. Kerr and Delia E. Shumway, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
- Mary Kirk in entry for Henry C. Kerr, "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Danish: from Middle English, Danish kirk ‘church’ (Old Norse kirkja), a topographic name for someone who lived near a church. This name has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century or earlier.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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