Mrs. John Morgan
about 1821–
Kentucky, United States
The Life of John
Mrs. John Morgan was born about 1821, in Kentucky, United States. She married John Morgan about 1841, in Washington, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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John Morgan
1819–
Mrs. John Morgan
1821–
Marriage: about 1841
Henry Clay Morgan
1842–
Spouse and Children
1819–Male
1821–Female
MARRIAGE
about 1841
Washington, Kentucky, United States
about 1841
Washington, Kentucky, United States
children
(1)
Henry Clay Morgan
1842–Male
World Events (8)
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
Age 0
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
Age 9
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1861
Age 40
Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.
Name Meaning
1 Welsh: from the Old Welsh personal name Morcant, which is of uncertain but ancient etymology.2 Irish: importation of the Welsh surname, to which has been assimilated more than one Gaelic surname, notably Ó Muireagáin ( see Merrigan ).3 Scottish: of uncertain origin; probably from a Gaelic personal name cognate with Welsh Morcant.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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