Brief Life History of James Cook
When James Cook Proctor was born on 21 March 1811, in Rockcastle, Kentucky, United States, his father, James D Proctor, was 36 and his mother, Mary Magdalene Brenneman, was 30. He married Milley Reynolds on 24 November 1834, in Lincoln, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. He died in April 1864, at the age of 53.
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- James Proctor, "United States Census, 1850"
- James Proctor, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- James Proctor in entry for Milton C. Proctor, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1955"
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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 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
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
English (northern): occupational name from Middle English prok(e)tour ‘steward’ (shortened from Old French procurateour, Latin procurator ‘agent’, from procurare ‘to manage’). The term was used most commonly of an attorney in a spiritual court, but also of other officials such as collectors of taxes and agents licensed to collect alms on behalf of lepers and enclosed orders of monks.
History: John Proctor (died 1757) was a prominent citizen of Boston, MA, and is buried in the King's Chapel Burying Ground there.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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