Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Nix was born in 1786, in Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States, her father, John Nix, was 30 and her mother, Winnifred A Reed, was 22. She married John C. Barnett on 26 April 1806, in Christian, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Macoupin, Macoupin, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died after 24 October 1856, in Illinois, United States.
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- Nancy Barnet, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nancy Nisc, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Nancy Nix in entry for John Nix and Nancy Barnett Hester, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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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.
1788 · South Carolina becomes the 8th state in the Union
On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratifies the Constitution of the United States making it the 8th State of the Union.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
German and Dutch: patronymic from a pet form of Nicholas (German Nikolaus).
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Nioclais ‘son of Nicholas’, which was taken by some Limerick families named Woulfe .
German: nickname from Middle High German nickes(e), nixe ‘water sprite’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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