Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah McGriff was born about 1786, in Nicholas, Kentucky, United States, her father, Richard F McGriff, was 29 and her mother, Sarah Amberson, was 33. She married Isaac Richard Reed on 7 February 1809, in Warren, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1830, in Darke, Ohio, United States, at the age of 45.
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- Sally M. Griff, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Name Meaning
Irish: perhaps an altered form of McNiff .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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