Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca McGee was born in 1802, in North Carolina, United States, her father, Patrick Stewart McGee, was 53 and her mother, Mary Speer, was 45. She married Elijah Owens on 12 June 1823, in Habersham, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Shake Rag, Fayette, Georgia, United States in 1870. She died on 20 June 1879, in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, United States.
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- Rebecca Owens in household of Eligah Owens, "United States Census, 1860"
- Rebecca Mayers, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Rebecca Owens, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1803 · Gerogia's First Land Lottery
Georgia’s first land lottery act was signed by Governor John Milledge. The first drawings for the land lottery were held two years later in 1805.
1804 · Walton War
The Walton War was a border dispute between Georgia and North Carolina, when Georgia established Walton County. The main piece of land being fought over was called the Orphan Strip and was located between North Carolina and Georgia. It started in 1804 and became part of the War of 1812 and lasted until 1818.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Aoidh or Mag Aodha ‘son of Aodh’, an old personal name meaning ‘fire’, originally the name of a pagan god. See also McCoy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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