Brief Life History of Norris
When Norris Cone was born on 22 December 1808, in Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Solomon Cone, was 51 and his mother, Sally Richmond, was 29. He married Ann Blakeslee on 14 September 1831, in Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 18 August 1885, in Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Oak Shade Cemetery, Marion, Linn, Iowa, United States.
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- Horrace Cone in household of Gardner Burns, "United States Census, 1870"
- Norris Cone, "Iowa, Death Records, 1888-1904"
- Morris Cone in entry for George W Cone, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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
Irish (Roscommon): possibly a shortened form of McCone .
English (Suffolk): from Middle English coin, cone ‘wedge, corner’; the reasons for its adoption as a surname are unclear.
Americanized form of North German Kohn or Köhn, or Kuhn .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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CORRECT NAE IS NORRIS - --CONE, Norms CONE, NORMS, painter, Marion; born in Guilford, New Haven Co., Conn., Dec. 22, 1808; moved to Wallingford when he was a youth, and lived there until 1837, when he …
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