Nancy Stark

30 July 1785–30 June 1874 (Age 88)
Dunbarton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States

The Life Summary of Nancy

When Nancy Stark was born on 30 July 1785, in Dunbarton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Lt. Archibald Stark Jr, was 54 and her mother, Mary Anderson, was 42. She married John Chase in 1815. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 30 June 1874, in Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

John Chase
1788–1866
Nancy Stark
1785–1874
Marriage: 1815
Martha A Chase
about 1826–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1815
    • Children

    (1)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (9)

    +4 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1786 · Shays' Rebellion
    Age 1
    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.
    1788 · New Hampshire Helps Ratify the US Constitution
    Age 3
    On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth and final state needed to ratify the US Constitution and make it the official law of the land
    1812
    Age 27
    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish (Lanarkshire) and English: nickname from Middle English stark ‘strong, sturdy; harsh, severe’ (Old English stearc).German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for a strong, bold person, from Middle High German stark(e), German stark ‘strong, brave’.Czech and Slovak (Štark): of German origin (see 2 above).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Starkman
    Starkel
    Starck
    Starks
    Starkweather
    Starke
    Starkey
    Stork

    Sources (2)

    • Nancy Chase, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

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