Brief Life History of Rebecca Parker
When Rebecca Parker Whitcomb was born on 23 December 1799, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Silas Hale Whitcomb, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Brown, was 23. She married Hezekiah Campbell on 28 June 1816, in Henniker, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 27 September 1839, in New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 39.
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- Rebecca Whitcomb, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Rebecca Parker Whitcomb, "New Hampshire, Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Rebecca in entry for Cornelius Campbell, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
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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.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Whitcombe or Witcombe. Whitcombe in Dorset and Witcombe in Gloucestershire are named with Old English wīd ‘wide’ + cumb ‘valley’; Whitcombe, Isle of Wight, may have the same etymology or alternatively the first element may be Old English hwīt ‘white’. Witcombe in Somerset is named with Old English wīthig ‘willow’ + cumb, and the placename Whitcombe in Devon is from Old English hwǣte ‘wheat’ + cumb. The surname may also derive from a lost place in Sussex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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