When Mary Hansford was born about 1798, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Thomas J Hansford, was 37 and her mother, Margaret Beattie, was 37. She married Robert Beach Gilmore on 12 March 1818, in Lincoln, Pulaski, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 25 June 1849, in Sweetwater, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Trail, Jackson, Oregon, United States.
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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.
The Cane Ridge Revival took place for six days in Cane Ridge, Kentucky. From August 6, 1801- August 12 or 13, 1801, around 20 thousand people gathered together for what was called the Second Great Awakening.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English:
habitational name from Hansford Barton in Ashreigny, or from one of two other places called Hansford or Handsford in Chawleigh and Bondleigh (all Devon). The origins of these placenames are uncertain; some may be derived from the surname, and it is not clear which early forms belong to which place. The form Hamtoneford, recorded in 1205, suggests Old English hām-tūn ‘home farm’ (from hām ‘homestead’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’) + ford ‘ford’, though hām-tūn is very rare in Devon. Another possibility is Old English hēan, dative form of hēah ‘high’, + tūn + ford.
variant of Hanford with an intrusive -s-.
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