Nancy Armbrester

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Armbrester was born on 18 January 1809, in Berkley, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, her father, Michael Armbrester, was 36 and her mother, Sally Mary Barnett, was 28. She married John C Gray on 11 April 1828, in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Coldwater, Mercer, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and Ohio, United States in 1884. She died on 25 December 1885, in Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76.

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Family Time Line

John C Gray
1806–1869
Nancy Armbrester
1809–1885
Marriage: 11 April 1828
Emily Jane Gray
1829–1913
George W. Gray
1831–1861
James Franklin Gray
1835–1880
Eliazbeth Gray
1840–1860
Isabell Gray
1844–1877
Thomas Gray
1848–1907
Lewis Clyde Gray
1848–1927
Joshua A. Gray
1851–1888

Sources (17)

  • Nancy Gray, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nancy Armbrester, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
  • Nancy Gray, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"

World Events (8)

1810 · Change of capital city

Zanesville becomes the new state capital.

1812

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

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of German Armbrüster (see Armbruster ).

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

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