Brief Life History of William H
When William H Keen was born on 17 April 1809, in Virginia, United States, his father, Sampson Trammel Keen Sr, was 33 and his mother, Mary Braizer, was 28. He married Permelia B Claywell on 17 December 1839, in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 28 April 1867, in Cumberland, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Keen Cemetery, Breathitt, Kentucky, United States.
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- William Keen, "United States Census, 1860"
- William Keen, "Find A Grave Index"
- William Keen in entry for James R. Keen, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1962"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · Monumental Church Built
The Monumental Church was built between 1812-1814 on the sight where the Richmond Theatre fire had taken place. It is a monument to those that died in the fire.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Kene, a short form of Old English names formed with either Cēn- (from cēn ‘keen’) or Cyne- (from cyne-, combining form of cynn ‘kin, family’).
English: nickname from Middle English kene ‘wise, brave, proud, keen’.
Dutch and North German: from a pet form of the personal name Christianus (see Christian ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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