William McKinstry III

Brief Life History of William

When William McKinstry III was born on 22 July 1792, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, William McKinstry II, was 37 and his mother, Esther Robbins, was 32. He married Matilda Marcy on 17 August 1815, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Sturbridge, Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1792 and Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1865. He died on 14 August 1868, in Southbridge, Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

William McKinstry III
1792–1868
Matilda Marcy
1792–1883
Marriage: 17 August 1815
Esther McKinstry
1815–1837
Elijah McKinstry
1818–1861
Nathan McKinstry
1819–1889
William McKinstry IV
1822–1872
John Addison McKinstry
1825–1910
Mary Elizabeth McKinstry
1830–1862

Sources (33)

  • William Mckinstry in household of John A Mckinstry, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • William McKinstey, "Massachusetts Town Births Index, ca. 1630-1905"
  • William Mc Kinstry, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aistrigh, a shortened form of Mac an Aistrighthigh ‘son of the traveler’. The name is now largely confined to Ulster, but seems to have originated in Galloway (southwestern Scotland).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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