When Sarah Blackburn was born in 1823, in St. Clair Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Thomas Blackburn Jr, was 27 and her mother, Jane E Miller, was 26. She married David Stoler Kensinger on 17 November 1853, in St. Clair Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Liberty Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States for about 40 years. She died on 14 November 1910, in Saxton, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Saxton, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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"Corfield vs Coryell was a significant federal court case that upheld New Jersey's existing regulation, which prohibited any non-residents from gathering clams and oysters. The case was decided by Justice Bushrod Washington of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Justice Washington primarily referenced the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment, regarding ""privileges and immunities"" to arrive at his decision."
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A battalion of volunteers from New Jersey assisted during the Mexican-American War. They were active from 1847 to 1848 and divided among four companies. The battalion assisted during the Battle of Contreras and the Battle of Churubusco.
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
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