Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Guy was born in 1845, in Allen, Kentucky, United States, her father, Samuel Gay, was 49 and her mother, Nancy Hinton, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Nancy Guy in household of Nancy Guy, "United States Census, 1880"
- Nancy Guy in household of Samuel Guy, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nancy Guy in household of Samuel Guy, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (3)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and French: from a common Old French personal name Guy, from ancient Germanic Wido, a short form of compound names based on the element wid(u) ‘wood, forest’, Latinized as Guido .
English (of Norman origin): alternatively, an occupational name for a guide, Old French gui (a derivative of gui(d)er ‘to guide’, of ancient Germanic origin).
Altered form of French Guay .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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