When Absolom Scroggins was born in 1800, in Kentucky, United States, his father, Humphrey Scroggin Jr, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Ann Kirby, was 31. He married Sarah Dorsey on 1 June 1825, in Gallatin, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Equality, Gallatin, Illinois, United States in 1840. He died in 1845, in Gallatin, Illinois, United States, at the age of 45.
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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.
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
Illinois is the 21st state.
English: probably a variant of Scoggins .
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