Brief Life History of Nancy Mariah
When Nancy Mariah Winchester was born on 10 August 1828, in Black Rock, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Stephen Winchester Sr., was 33 and her mother, Nancy Case, was 33. She married Joseph Smith Jr in 1843. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 17 March 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Morris Arnold in household of Steven Winchester, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nancy Mariah Winchester, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
- Mary Arnold, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946"
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from the city in Hampshire, so named from the addition of Old English ceaster ‘Roman fort or walled city’ (from Latin castra ‘legionary camp’) to the Romano-British name Venta, of disputed origin.
History: John Winchester was admitted a freeman in Brookline, MA, in 1637. Oliver Winchester (1810–80), owner of the arms company that produced the Winchester rifle, was his fifth-generation descendant, born in Boston.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Biography of Nancy Mariah Winchester and History of her Ancestors
The Winchester name originated in Wales and is said to be of Royal Descent. Their Coat of Arms dates back to the year 846 A.D Roderic; Prince of Wales bestowed the Royalty upon the Winchester Family. …
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