Brief Life History of Elijah Franklin
When Elijah Franklin Staggs was born on 18 March 1795, in Mason, Kentucky, United States, his father, James Staggs, was 25 and his mother, Phebe Howell, was 30. He married Nancy Thompson on 25 December 1823, in Prairie Creek Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Prairie Creek Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States for about 10 years and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 24 March 1871, in Linton Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Staggs Cemetery, Prairie Creek, Prairie Creek Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States.
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- Elijah Staggs, "United States Census, 1870"
- Elijah Staggs, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Elijah Staggs, "Find A Grave Index"
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1796 · Wilderness Road Opens to Wagons
In 1796, the Wilderness Road opened up for wagon use. The route was used by colonial and early settlers to reach Kentucky from the East. It started in Virginia, and went southward to Tennessee and then went north to Kentucky. The main danger of this route was Native American attacks.
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.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Essex): variant of Stagg , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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