Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Prough was born on 18 June 1808, in Fairfield, Candor, Tioga, New York, United States, his father, Johann Jurg Prough, was 27 and his mother, Sarah or Sally Winter, was 18. He married Barbara Thurston on 29 March 1840, in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Eden Township, LaGrange, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died about 1886, in LaGrange, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Peter Prough, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Peter Prough - Government record: birth-name: Peter Prough
- Peter Prough, "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1935"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1816
Indiana is the 19th state.
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
Altered form of German Brauch .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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