Brief Life History of Lucinda Kesling
Lucinda Kesling was born in 1812, in Ohio, United States as the daughter of John Kesling and Mary Chadwick. She married Abraham Harshman on 23 November 1828, in Preble, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Madison Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Washington Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 21 July 1882, in Perry Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Washington Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Lucinda Harshman in household of Daniel Perrine, "United States Census, 1880"
- Lucinda Kesling, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-1997"
- Cyntha Harshman, "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920"
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Children (8)
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1822
Oldest grave seen in the memorials list.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Derivative of Lucia , with the addition of the productive suffix -inda. The formation is first found in Cervantes's Don Quixote ( 1605 ), but was not much in use in the 17th century except as a literary name. Lucinde was used by both Molière (in Le Médecin malgré lui, 1665 ) and Friedrich von Schlegel (in his novel Lucinde, 1799 ). It enjoyed considerable popularity in England in the 18th century, and has been in use ever since.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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