Isaac Shinn

Brief Life History of Isaac

When Isaac Shinn was born in 1772, in Cold Water, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States, his father, Silas Shinn, was 27 and his mother, Eleanor Overcash, was 24. He married Kate in 1790, in Cold Water, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States. He died in 1870, at the age of 98.

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Isaac Shinn
1772–1870
Kate
1769–
Marriage: 1790
Isaac Shinn
1794–1846

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    World Events (8)

    1776

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776

    North Carolina is the 12th state.

    1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

    "In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

    Name Meaning

    English (Norfolk and Suffolk): nickname from Middle English shin(ne) ‘fair, handsome’, a variant of Shine 3 and Sheen 2.

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

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