Brief Life History of Martha Ann
When Martha Ann Cheek was born on 6 September 1826, in Shelby, Kentucky, United States, her father, Nicholas S Cheek, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Susanna Summers, was 41. She married William W Patterson about 1843, in Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870. She died on 24 November 1911, in Eminence, Henry, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Eminence, Henry, Kentucky, United States.
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- Martha A Pugh in household of William Pugh, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Martha Cheek - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Martha Cheek
- Martha A Patterson, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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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.
1850 · 8th Most Populated State
According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English cheeke (Old English cē(a)ce), used as a nickname for someone with some deformity or scar in the region of the cheek or jawbone. Compare Cheak and Chick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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