Brief Life History of Nancy Emily
When Nancy Emily Hickey was born in 1823, her father, Joseph Hickey, was 31 and her mother, Abigail Julian, was 22. She married Calvin Fry on 7 August 1844, in Marshall, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Yalobusha, Mississippi, United States in 1860. She died in 1887, in California, United States, at the age of 64.
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- Nancy E Fry in household of Calvin Fry, "United States Census, 1860"
- Nancy Emily Hickey, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
- Nancy Emily Hickey in entry for Calvin Fry, "Alabama Marriages, 1816-1957"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, James Patrick, Marypat, Aileen, Bridie, Colm, Conn, Conor, Delma, Fergus, Kieran, Liam.
Irish (Tipperary): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÍceadh ‘descendant of Ícidhe’, a common byname meaning ‘doctor, healer’.
English: from a diminutive of Middle English Hick, a pet form of Ricard (see Richard and Hick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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