When Elizabeth Rupe was born on 20 February 1796, in Clark, Kentucky, United States, her father, Gilead Killian Rupe, was 24 and her mother, Jane Maxwell, was 20. She married James Turner about 1820, in Madison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Franklin Township, Howard, Missouri, United States in 1860. She died on 29 November 1877, in Howard, Missouri, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in New Franklin, Howard, Missouri, United States.
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While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
Historical Boundaries: 1816: Howard, Missouri, United States
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.
German: from Middle Low German rupe ‘caterpillar’, hence a nickname for a gardener. This surname is rare in Germany.
Americanized form of German Rupp or Ruppe . Compare Roupe .
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