When Mary Fortune was born in 1808, in Franklin, Virginia, United States, her father, Benjamin Fortune, was 26 and her mother, Mildred Carter, was 24. She married George Washington Kitterman on 25 March 1824, in Perry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 12 daughters. She lived in Clark Township, Perry, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Luce Township, Spencer, Indiana, United States in 1860. She died on 26 April 1866, in Perry, Indiana, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Hobbs Cemetery, Perry, Indiana, United States.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Historical Boundaries 1819: Perry, Indiana, United States
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.
Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Camille, Dominique, Monique, Arianne, Elodie, Germaine, Gisele, Homere, Jean-Pierre, Lucien, Lucienne.
English: from Anglo-Norman French fortin, a diminutive of Old French fort ‘strong’. Compare Fortin 1.
English: from the Latin personal name Fortunus, or a variant of Forton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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