Rebecca Grinnell

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Grinnell was born on 30 June 1794, in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Bailey Grinnell, was 34 and her mother, Reliance Spooner, was 35. She lived in Union, Knox, Maine, United States in 1794. She died on 7 November 1866, in Penobscot, Maine, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Crowell Cemetery, Exeter, Penobscot, Maine, United States.

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Bailey Grinnell
1759–1835
Rebecca Grinnell
1794–1866

Sources (8)

  • Rebecca Grinnell, "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Rebecca Grinnell, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Rebecca in entry for Richard Billings Grinnell, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

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World Events (8)

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.

1801

Historical Boundaries: 1801: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1817: Penobscot, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Penobscot, Maine, United States

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

Name Meaning

English (Worcestershire ans Gloucestershire): variant of Greenhill 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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