Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy McDonald was born on 16 August 1801, in Mackville, Washington, Kentucky, United States, her father, Alexander McDonald, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Taylor, was 29. She married Thomas Lawson Bennett on 19 March 1823, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Washington, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 7 September 1879, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Nancy Bennett in household of Thomas L Bennett, "United States Census, 1850"
- Clancy Mcdanall, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Nancy McDonald in entry for Malvenia McDonald McCown, "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1817
Historical Boundaries: 1817: Christian, Kentucky, United States 1820: Todd, Kentucky, United States
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Domhnaill ‘son of Domhnall’, a name derived from the Celtic elements domno- ‘world’ + val- ‘might, rule’. Donald is an Anglicized form (via Latin) of this personal name used in Scotland, though the surname is also widespread in Ireland. The name is equivalent to Irish McDonnell and McConnell , and to Manx Cannell .
History: This is the name of the largest and most disparate of the Scottish clans (Clan Donald), associated in particular with the Hebrides and claiming descent from Domhnall mac Raghnaill mac Somhairle, who lived in the late 12th century. From that time until 1493 the head of the clan was known as Lord (or King) of the Isles. The reigns of the Lords of the Isles were always stormy, often in conflict with the kings of Scotland, and peppered with disasters. After a series of defeats in the 1480s, Eoin Mac Dhomhnaill a Ìle (John Macdonald of Islay, Earl of Ross and Lord of the Isles) forfeited his lands, his power, and his title as Lord of the Isles in 1493 to King James IV of Scotland. By then, a branch of the family had settled in the Antrim Glens in Ireland and members moved between the southern Hebrides and Ireland throughout the 16th century.
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