Brief Life History of James Kerr
When James Kerr Caughey was born on 8 March 1797, in Bart Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Caughey Sr., was 45 and his mother, Elizabeth Kerr, was 32. He married Jemima McConnell on 17 August 1819, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Guilford Township, Medina, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died in March 1889, in Seville, Medina, Ohio, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Mound Hill Cemetery, Seville, Medina, Ohio, United States.
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- James Caughey in household of Charles Leland, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Caughey, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
- James Caughey in entry for Rachel Emeline Caughey, "Ohio Births and Christenings, 1821-1962"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
Irish (Down): shortened Anglicized form of Mac Eachaidh, see McCaughey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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