Lucy Toney

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Toney was born in 1805, in Virginia, United States, her father, William Moss Toney Jr, was 45 and her mother, Leah Gatliff, was 52. She had at least 1 son with John Perry. She lived in Cabell, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Union District, Cabell, West Virginia, United States in 1870.

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Family Time Line

John Perry
1805–
Lucy Toney
1805–
William Perry
1831–1878

Sources (5)

  • Lucy Perry, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Lucy Toney, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Lucy in entry for Wm. Pratt Berry, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912"

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World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812 · Monumental Church Built

The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (Warwickshire; of Norman origin): habitational name from Tosny (Eure, France).

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

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