Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Delaney was born on 21 February 1798, in Shrewsbury, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Patrick Delaney, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Cutler, was 27. She married Stephen Cole on 15 November 1821, in Northbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 5 May 1835, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Nancy Delaney, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Marriage to Nancy Delancy
- Nancy Cole, "Massachusetts, Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
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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
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Cormac, Clancy, Colm, Conley, Conor, Dermot, Donal, Eamon, Eamonn, Finbar.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Laney with fused preposition de.
Irish: Anglicized form, influenced by the Norman name, of Gaelic Ó Dubhshláine ‘descendant of Dubhshláine’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘black’ + slán ‘challenge, defiance’. MacLysaght, however, suggests that this element may be from the Sláinge river.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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