Brief Life History of Brasalia
When Brasalia Cantrell was born on 1 January 1802, in Greenville, South Carolina, United States, her father, Thomas J Cantrell, was 40 and her mother, Elizabeth A Norris, was 36. She married Thomas Leroy Caskey in 1819, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died after 1870, in United States, at the age of 8197, and was buried in Arcadia Cemetery, Arcadia, Bienville, Louisiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Brailea Casasky in household of Robt Casasky, "United States Census, 1870"
- B Caskey in household of T Caskey, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Brasalia Cantrell - Published information: birth: 1 January 1802; ,Monaco
Spouse and Children
1798–1870 Male
1802–1870 Female
Children (8)
1820–1862 Male
1821–1877 Female
1826–1861 Male
1830–1914 Male
1832–1892 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1761–1830 Male
1765–1835 Female
Siblings (14)
1781– Male
1782–1845 Male
1784–1848 Female
1786–1860 Male
1787–1858 Male
+9 More Children
World Events (7)
1803
Age 1
1807 · Louisiana is Divided into 19 Parishes
Age 5
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 19
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from Old French canterelle, chanterelle, a diminutive of c(h)anteor ‘singer’. Compare Cantor . It was used as an alternative name for Chantecler the cock in medieval French versions of the folk story of Reynard the Fox (Le Roman de Renard).
English: sometimes a variant of Quintrell .
English: occasionally, perhaps a habitational name from Cantrell in Devon, early recorded as Canterhulle, named from an unexplained first element + Old English hyll ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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