When Helen Van Ness was born in 1844, in Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States, her father, Addy Van Ness, was 47 and her mother, Margaret Candes Townsend, was 44. She married Phineas Robert McCready in 1863, in Adams, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 8 March 1924, in Ursa, Adams, Illinois, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Illinois, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.
Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.
Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.
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