Brief Life History of William
When William Conder was born in 1830, in Kentucky, United States, his father, John Jacob Conder, was 55 and his mother, Elizabeth Jane McAnnelly, was 42. He had at least 4 daughters. He died in 1884, at the age of 54.
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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.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Condover (Shropshire), earlier recorded as Conedovre and Conedor'.
English: in northern England perhaps a variant of Connor with intrusive -d-.
Possibly an Americanized form of German Kanter or Ganter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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