Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Pitts was born on 22 March 1810, in South Carolina, United States, her father, James Pitts, was 30 and her mother, Kesiah Johnston, was 31. She married John Frank Goggans on 18 July 1824, in Jones, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in District 504, Monroe, Georgia, United States in 1860. She died on 10 October 1871, in Monroe, Georgia, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Goggins, Lamar, Georgia, United States.
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- Rebecca Goggins in household of John T Goggins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rebecca Pitts, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Rebecca Pitts Goggans, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (7)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called "the rising." The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it.
1829 · Fort Sumter Constructed
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pitt , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: topographic name for one who lived by pits or hollows, from the plural of Middle English pitt.
Americanized form of German Pitz .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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