Brief Life History of Corbin Lee
When Corbin Lee McComas was born on 25 July 1809, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, Josiah Scott McComas, was 27 and his mother, Charity Onion, was 31. He married Sarah Milhouse on 22 December 1830, in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1850 and Election District 15 Lonaconing, Allegany, Maryland, United States in 1870. He died on 16 March 1879, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
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- Chas L McComas in household of J Lee McComas, "United States Census, 1870"
- Lee McComas, "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970"
- Josiah Lee McComas, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish and northern Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thómais ‘son of Thomas ’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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