Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Calvin was born in 1784, in Boston, Nelson, Kentucky, United States, her father, James Calvin Sr., was 39 and her mother, Barbara Decker, was 41. She married Edward Mitchell II on 4 May 1807, in Christian, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Christian, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 June 1877, in Ovil, Christian, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Ovil, Christian, Kentucky, United States.
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- Nancy C Meacham in household of Edmund Meacham, "United States Census, 1860"
- Calvin, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Nancy Calvin Meacham, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire and Cumberland; of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French cauf ‘bald’ + the diminutive suffix -in.
In some cases also French: variant of Cauvin , a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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