Caroline West

15 April 1802–17 July 1865 (Age 63)
Bourbon, Kentucky, United States

The Life Summary of Caroline

When Caroline West was born on 15 April 1802, in Bourbon, Kentucky, United States, her father, Simeon West, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Hopkins, was 32. She had at least 5 sons and 7 daughters with Thomas Stewart. She lived in Rush, Indiana, United States in 1850. She died on 17 July 1865, in Rushville Township, Rush, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Rushville Township, Rush, Indiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Stewart
1796–1862
Caroline West
1802–1865
William L. Stewart
1823–1873
James Harvey Stewart
1825–1884
Simeon H Stewart
1826–1893
Nancy Ann Stewart
1827–1910
Elizabeth M Stewart
1828–1832
Mary Stewart
1829–1831
Caroline Stewart
1832–1899
Cynthia E Stewart
1834–1883
John Stewart
1835–1892
Emily M. Stewart
1836–1905
Harrison Stewart
1840–1921
Sarah E. Stewart
1842–1888

Spouse and Children

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World Events (8)

1803
Age 1
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
Age 10
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 17
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.

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

Possible Related Names

Western
Sylvester
Westman

Sources (4)

  • Caroline Stewart in household of Thomas Stewart, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Caroline Stewart in household of Thomas Stewart, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Caroline Stewart, "Find A Grave Index"

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