Brief Life History of Rosanna
When Rosanna Crouch was born on 3 January 1797, in New Castle, New Castle, Delaware, United States, her father, Nathan Crouch, was 28 and her mother, Zeporah Christfield, was 28. She married John George Jr on 27 April 1818, in Cecil, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Cross Creek Township, Jefferson, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 14 April 1861, in New Alexandria, Jefferson, Ohio, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Jefferson, Ohio, United States.
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- 1850 US Census of Ohio, Jefferson, Cross Creek Township; page 103-A [205-A]; family #`530, John George family
- Legacy NFS Source: Rosanna Crouch - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Rosanna Crouch
- Rosanna Crouch, "Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
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.
1802 · DuPont Gunpowder Mill Established
in 1802, Eleuth�re Ir�n�� du Pont established the DuPont gun mill. It was the largest maker of explosive black powder. It was located along the Brandywine River near Wilmington.
1814 · Treaty of Ghent Signed
The Treaty of Ghent was signed on 1814, ending the War of 1812. One of the signers was James Bayard of Delaware.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): from Middle English crouch(e), cruch(e) ‘cross’ (Old English crūc, ultimately from Latin crux, crucem; the Old English crūc was replaced in Middle English by the word cross, from Old Norse kross), applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a cross.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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