Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Rivers was born in 1818, in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina, United States, her father, William Rivers, was 42 and her mother, Emily Elizabeth Rivers, was 34.
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Family Time Line
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- Nancy Rivers in household of William Rivers, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
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.
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."
1860
In 1860, South Carolina quit the United States because its citizens were in favor of slavery and President Lincoln was not. The Civil War started a year later.
Name Meaning
English: variant of River , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Larivière (see Lariviere ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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