Brief Life History of Louisa
When Louisa Britton was born in 1807, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William Britton, was 27 and her mother, Anne Stuart, was 21. She married William Small Robb on 1 April 1830, in Vanderburgh, Indiana, United States. She lived in Robb Township, Posey, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Black Township, Posey, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 13 April 1886, in Posey, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Stewartsville Cemetery, Stewartsville, Robb Township, Posey, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Louisa Britton in household of William Britton, "United States Census, 1850"
- Louiza Brittan, "Indiana Marriages, 1780-1992"
- Louisa Britton Robb, "Find A Grave Index"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
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.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): variant of Breton , and ethnic name for a Breton, from Old French Breton, the oblique case form of Old French Bret; compare Brittain and Brett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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