Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Spurgin was born in 1818, in Canada, her father, Aaron Spurgin, was 31 and her mother, Nancy Ann Moor, was 30. She married Thomas Jefferson Hill on 24 September 1843, in Bartholomew, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Jefferson Township, Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Oskaloosa, Mahaska, Iowa, United States in 1895. She died on 9 April 1896, in Mahaska, Iowa, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Eddyville, Wapello, Iowa, United States.
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- Rachel Hill, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
- Thomas Hill and Rachel Spurgeon, 29 Sep 1843, Bartholomew, Indiana, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Rachel Spurgin Hill, "Find A Grave Index"
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1831
Historical Boundaries: 1831: United States 1834: Michigan Territory, United States 1834: Des Moines, Michigan Territory, United States 1836: Des Moines, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1836: Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Mahaska, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Mahaska, Iowa, United States
1841
Historical Boundaries: 1841: Iowa Territory, United States 1843: Wapello, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Wapello, Iowa, United States [Spreads across Wapello. Monroe and Mahaska counties]
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): variant of Spurgeon .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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