Prudence Coggin

Brief Life History of Prudence

When Prudence Coggin was born on 20 December 1796, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Burrell Titus Coggin, was 32 and her mother, Lethe Tucker, was 23. She married Stephen Hearn in 1814. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 19 April 1842, in Tennessee, United States, at the age of 45.

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Stephen Hearn
1796–1850
Prudence Coggin
1796–1842
Marriage: 1814
Nancy Hearne
1816–1884
Mary Powell Hearn
1818–
Jane Elizabeth Hearn
1821–
Sedinion Hearn
1823–
Whitson Locker Hearn
1825–
John Wesley Hearne
1827–1857
Thomas Herman Hearn
1828–1853
Stephen Wilson Hearne
1832–1912
Sedinion Hearne
1832–
Martha Locker Hearn
1834–
Isham Garland Hearn
1835–1908
Burrell Alexander Hearn
1838–1908

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    World Events (8)

    1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

    "In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

    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.

    1812

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Cogan .

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

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