Nancy Amanda Denny

13 October 1822–8 February 1902 (Age 79)
Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Nancy Amanda

When Nancy Amanda Denny was born on 13 October 1822, in Illinois, United States, her father, Walter William Denny, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Maria Vineyard, was 31. She married Isaiah W Webb on 1 October 1837, in Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Mill Creek, Union, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Thompson Township, Jo Daviess, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 8 February 1902, in Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Beaver Pioneer Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Oklahoma, United States.

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Family Time Line

Isaiah W Webb
1811–1904
Nancy Amanda Denny
1822–1902
Marriage: 1 October 1837
Martha Jane Webb
1838–1915
Sarah Elizabeth Webb
1839–
Susan Mariah Webb
1843–1918
Anna Webb
1846–1862
George Washington Webb
1848–1924
Benjamin Franklin Webb
1851–
Mary Lucinda Webb
1853–
Eliza Ann Webb
1855–1943
Adelaide Webb
1856–
Clara Jeanette Webb
1857–
John Webb
1861–1861
John Wesley Webb
1862–1945

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1 October 1837Madison, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1825 · The Crimes Act
    Age 3
    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.
    1840
    Age 18
    Historical Boundaries: 1840: Union, Illinois, United States
    1846
    Age 24
    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: from Middle English Den(n)y, a pet form of the personal name Denis (see Dennis ). Compare Tenney .English: habitational name from Danny in Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, recorded as Danye in 1343. Alternatively, the name may arise from Denny in Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire, but no medieval evidence with a habitative preposition has been found in the case of the latter.Scottish: habitational name from Denny in Stirlingshire.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Dennie
    Dennis
    Denney

    Sources (6)

    • Amanda Webb in household of Isalide Webb, "United States Census, 1850"
    • Amanda Denny, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    • Amanda Webb in household of Josiah W Webb, "United States Census, 1860"

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