Brief Life History of Matilda
When Matilda Mullice was born about 1816, in Irvine, Estill, Kentucky, United States, her father, John N Mullice, was 28 and her mother, Elizabeth Plowman, was 23. She married Creath Neal on 23 October 1835, in Estill, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died in 1842, in Estill, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 27.
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- Matilda Mallice, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Don't Know in entry for Andy J. Neal, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1967"
- Matilda Mullice, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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World Events (6)
1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a 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.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Variant of Mulick 2, a surname of German origin.
Irish: variant of Mulick 1.
English: variant of Mullock. Mullock is a nickname from Middle English mullok ‘rubbish’, or perhaps a topographic name, as the word mullok also had the sense ‘rubbish heap’. Alternatively, it may be a habitational name from Mullock in Roche (Pembrokeshire, Wales), explained as a compound of Old English myln ‘mill’ + hōc ‘hook of land’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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