Brief Life History of Prudence
When Prudence Blackburn was born on 7 May 1816, in Maryland, United States, her father, James A Blackburn, was 32 and her mother, Mary Blackburn, was 29. She married Joseph Peirce on 31 December 1835, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Sioux City, Woodbury, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Evesham Township, Burlington, New Jersey, United States in 1900. She died on 9 May 1907, in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Little Britain Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Prudence Pierce in household of Maris Pierce, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Prudence - Published information: birth: about 1808; Ohio, United States
- Prudence Peirce, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
1844
The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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