Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Kirk was born on 9 August 1818, in Little Britain, Little Britain Township, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Kirk, was 37 and her mother, Deborah Brown, was 36. She married William Creighton Irwin on 28 December 1837, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Spring Garden, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 7 March 1854, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Rachel Erwin in household of Erwin, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rachel J Irvin, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (5)
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 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish, English, and Danish: from Middle English, Danish kirk ‘church’ (Old Norse kirkja), a topographic name for someone who lived near a church. This name has also been established in Ireland since the 16th century or earlier.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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