Brief Life History of Nancy
Nancy Armbruster was born on 18 January 1809, in Berkley, Norfolk, Virginia, United States as the daughter of Michael Ambruster and Anna. She married John C Gray on 8 April 1828, in Berkeley, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Butler Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. She died on 25 December 1885, in Mercer, Ohio, United States, at the age of 76.
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Family Time Line
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- Nancy Gray, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nancy Armbrester, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- Nancy Gray, "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001"
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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
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Manfred, Otto, Ueli, Wolfgang, Aloysius, Bernhard, Dieter, Erwin, Gerhard, Gernot, Guenter.
German (also Armbrüster): occupational name for a soldier armed with a crossbow or for a maker of crossbows, from an agent derivative of armbrust ‘crossbow’ (see Armbrust ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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