Sherwood Byrd was born in 1808, in Lenoir, North Carolina, United States as the son of William Byrd. He married Sallie Stephens in 1824, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Olds Township, Greene, North Carolina, United States in 1870. He died in November 1879, in Greene, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 71.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
English and Irish: variant of Bird .
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