Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Nichols was born about 1788, in Sterling, Loudoun, Virginia, United States, her father, Henry Nichols, was 44 and her mother, Susanna Dillon, was 25. She married Samuel Love on 15 July 1808, in Loudoun, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters.
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- Rebecca Love in entry for Sarah M Hough, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Rebeccah Nichols in entry for Samuel Love, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Rebeccah Nichols in entry for Samuel Love, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
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1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1788 · Becomes the 10th state
On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state.
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: variant of Nichol , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, e.g. Croatian and Serbian Nikolić (see Nikolic ); see also below.
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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