Brief Life History of Nancy Catherine
When Nancy Catherine Schamp was born on 9 February 1824, in Union, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Nicholas Schamp, was 46 and her mother, Gerretje Charity Van Horn, was 43. She married Samuel Pickel in February 1847, in Union Corner, Rush Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Middle Creek Election Precinct, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States for about 20 years. She died on 18 May 1906, in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Yankee Hill Cemetery, Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States.
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- Catharine Pickel in household of Samuel Pickel, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy Catherne Schamp Pickel, "Find A Grave Index"
- Nancy Scham... in entry for Samuel Pickel, "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
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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.
1837
Historical Boundaries: 1837: Stephenson, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Flemish, Dutch, and German: nickname for someone with a sardonic or derisive sense of humor, from Middle Low German, Dutch schamp, schimp ‘play, fun, mockery’. Compare Shamp .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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