Isaac B Pennington

Brief Life History of Isaac B

When Isaac B Pennington was born in 1822, in Harlan, Kentucky, United States, his father, Abel Pennington, was 33 and his mother, Elizabeth Smith, was 31. He married Abigail Nethercutt on 19 August 1844, in Carter, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Carter, Carter, Kentucky, United States in 1850. He died about 1859, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 38.

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Family Time Line

Isaac B Pennington
1822–1859
Abigail Nethercutt
1827–1916
Marriage: 19 August 1844
Jordan Pennington
1844–1885
Rebecca Pennington
1845–1936
Jemima Emily Pennington
1849–1900
Elizabeth Pennington
1852–1852
George W. Pennington
1853–1853
Martin T. Pennington
1855–1942
Grace PENNINGTON
1857–1863
Isaac Ballinger Pennington Jr.
1857–1942
Oscar Wyatt Pennington
1859–1938

Sources (10)

  • Isaac Penington, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Isaac Pennington, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Isaac B Pennington - death:

World Events (6)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

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.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Lancashire and Cumbria):

habitational name from Pennington in Furness (Lancashire), which derives from Old English pening ‘penny’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’, or from Pennington in Leigh (Lancashire), which probably derives from the Old English personal name Pinna + the Old English groupname suffix -ingas (genitive -inga-) + Old English tūn.

habitational name from Pennington (Hampshire), or from Penton Grafton or Penton Mewsey (both Hampshire); see Penton . All have the same etymology as Pennington in Furness; see 1 above.

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

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Brief History of Isaac B. Pennington

Isaac B. Pennington 1822 – 1859 Since Isaac B. Pennington died at the age of 37, there are not many records available to document the events of his life. By using the records that are available …

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