When Nancy Downs was born on 4 July 1810, in Monongalia, Virginia, United States, her father, Robert Downs, was 32 and her mother, Mary White, was 28. She married Elisha G. Snider on 2 March 1827, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Western District, Scott, Virginia, United States in 1850 and District 4, Mason, Virginia, United States in 1860. She died in 1863, at the age of 53.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
English and Irish: variant of Downes .
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