Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Worrall was born on 18 December 1811, in Short Creek MM, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, her father, Jonathan Worrall, was 40 and her mother, Eleanor, was 39. She married Burton Jonathan Gifford on 24 January 1833, in Washington, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Marion Township, Morgan, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Iowa Township, Cedar, Iowa, United States for about 10 years. She died on 23 May 1875, at the age of 63, and was buried in Cedar, Iowa, United States.
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- Rebecca Gifford in household of Burton Gifford, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rebecca Warrell, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Rebecca Worrall Gifford, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
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English: variant of Worrell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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