Nancy Varnum

Brief Life History of Nancy

When Nancy Varnum was born on 1 March 1798, in Dracut, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Colonel Prescott Varnum, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth MacAllister, was 27. She married Amos Bradley on 1 December 1815. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She died on 4 August 1827, at the age of 29, and was buried in Hildreth Cemetery, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Amos Bradley
1790–1829
Nancy Varnum
1798–1827
Marriage: 1 December 1815
George Prescott Bradley
1816–
Amos Lewis Bradley
1819–1870
Cyrus Augustus Bradley
1822–1906
John Varnum Bradley
1824–1896

Sources (10)

  • Nancy Varnum, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Nancy Varnum Bradley, "Find a Grave Index"
  • Nancy Varnum in entry for John V Bradley, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

World Events (7)

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.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (southwestern): variant of Farnham , reflecting the voicing of f that was characteristic of southwestern dialects of Middle English.

History: George Varnum emigrated c. 1635 from Lilbourne, Northamptonshire, England, to Ipswich, MA. The brothers James Mitchell Varnum (1748–89) and Joseph Bradley Varnum (1750/1–1821), both born in Dracut, MA, were revolutionary war soldiers and congressmen.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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