Brief Life History of Luke
When Luke Tenney was born on 11 March 1806, in Hill, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Moses Tenney, was 41 and his mother, Sally Garland, was 36.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Luke Tenney - birth: 11 March 1806;
- Olive Eliza McFate/Cora Smithson Family Group Sheet Collection pre 1960
- Legacy NFS Source: Luke Tenney - birth: 11 March 1806;
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World Events (3)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
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.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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