Brief Life History of Christian S.
When Christian S. Fouse was born on 27 February 1825, in Marklesburg, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Rev Theobald Dewalt Fouse, was 22 and his mother, Nancy Shontz, was 20. He married Barbara Boyer Summers on 4 December 1845, in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Porter Township, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 18 July 1882, at the age of 57.
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- Christian Foan, "United States Census, 1870"
- Christian Shontz Fouse, "Find A Grave Index"
- Christian Fouse in entry for Henry M. Hosterman and Mary Elizabeth Fouse, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Fauss . This form of the surname is also found in France (Lorraine).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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