Brief Life History of Nancy Margaret
When Nancy Margaret Northcutt was born in 1846, in Saverton Township, Ralls, Missouri, United States, her father, Lewis Corbin Northcutt, was 34 and her mother, Clarissa Margaret Shahoney, was 27. She married Ezra Williams on 4 February 1866, in Ralls, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Ralls Junction, Ralls, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 20 October 1874, at the age of 28.
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- Nancy M Northcutt in household of Lewis C Northcutt, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy M. Northcutt, "Missouri Marriages, 1750-1920"
- Nancy Margret Northcutt Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall): habitational name from any of many minor places in Berkshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Staffordshire, and particularly common in Devon, called Northcott or Northcote. The placenames derive from Middle English north ‘north, northern’ + cote ‘cottage, shelter’ or Old English north + cot, cote. The spelling of the name is now rare in Britain, Northcott being the more common form.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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