Brief Life History of David Brown
When David Brown McAlroy was born on 12 June 1798, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John McAlroy, was 28 and his mother, Anna Brown, was 28. He married Gula Elma Howell on 18 August 1832, in Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Rochester, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Rochester Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States in 1860. He died on 15 December 1879, in Missouri, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Monroe Township, Andrew, Missouri, United States.
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- Daniel Mc Elroy, "United States Census, 1860"
- David B McAlroy, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- D. B. McALroy, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1803
Historical Boundaries 1803: Louisiana Purchase, United States 1812: Missouri Territory, United States 1821: Missouri, United States
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Rua (Irish) or Mac Gille Ruaidh (Scottish) ‘son of the red-haired lad’ (from ruadh ‘red’). Compare Gilroy and Kilroy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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