Brief Life History of Eunice
When Eunice Tenney was born on 20 May 1797, in Hill, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Moses Tenney, was 32 and her mother, Sally Garland, was 27. She died on 26 July 1818, at the age of 21.
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- Eunice Tenney, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Olive Eliza McFate/Cora Smithson Family Group Sheet Collection pre 1960
- Eunice Tenney, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"
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World Events (3)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Name Meaning
English (East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire): from the Middle English personal name Tenny, of uncertain origin.
English: in southwestern England, occasionally a variant of Tinney .
History: This name was brought to America in 1638 by Thomas Tenney, a member of a party led by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, east Yorkshire, England, to found Rowley, MA. Most (probably all) modern American families with this name are descended from him.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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