Brief Life History of Malinda
When Malinda Hatfield was born in 1826, in Ohio, United States, her father, Levi Hatfield, was 31 and her mother, Rachel Watkins, was 27. She married Nathaniel Knotts on 24 October 1847, in Rush, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Washington Township, Rush, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 7 July 1887, in Indiana, United States, at the age of 61, and was buried in Raleigh, Washington Township, Rush, Indiana, United States.
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- Malinda Knots in household of Nathaniel Knots, "United States Census, 1850"
- Malinda Hatfield, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Malinda Hatfield Hall, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places called Hatfield (East Yorkshire, Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Essex), or Heathfield (Sussex, Somerset), though not all of these have given rise to hereditary surnames. The placenames derive from Old English hǣth ‘heath, heather’ + feld ‘open country’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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