Brief Life History of Luther
When Luther Calvin was born in 1792, in Christian, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Calvin Sr., was 47 and his mother, Susanna Puckett, was 31. He married Margaret Gaylord on 5 December 1815, in Christian, Kentucky, United States. He died about 1835, in Posey, Indiana, United States, at the age of 44.
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- Calvin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Luther Calvin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Luther Calvin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cumberland; of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’ + the diminutive suffix -in.
In some cases also French: variant of Cauvin , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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