Brief Life History of William
When William Kinsey was born on 18 February 1825, in Jefferson, Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Robert Cooper Kinsey, was 23 and his mother, Elizabeth Emmaline Shroyer, was 21. He married Josinah Mellett on 20 May 1847, in Henry, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Plumas Judicial Township, Plumas, California, United States in 1900. He died on 18 April 1908, in Quincy, Plumas, California, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Quincy Cemetery, Quincy, Plumas, California, United States.
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- Wm Kinsey, "United States Census, 1880"
- William Kinsey, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- William Kinsey, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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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.
1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Kynsey (Old English Cynesige from cyne- ‘royal’ + sige ‘victory’).
Possibly also an Americanized form of Swiss German Künzi (see Kuenzi ).
History: The paternal grandfather of NJ and PA legislator John Kinsey (1693–1750) was one of the commissioners sent out from England in 1677 by the West Jersey proprietors to buy land from the Indians and to lay out a town. John was the leader of the Quaker party in the PA assembly and chief justice of the PA supreme court.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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