Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Cornett was born in 1814, in Grayson, Virginia, United States, her father, Reuben Cornett, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Warrick, was 30. She married John Delp Jr in 1833, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She died on 3 December 1868, in her hometown, at the age of 54.
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- Mary Delp in household of John Delp, "United States Census, 1860"
- Polly Delp, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Polly Delp, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Death Records, 1853-1912"
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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.
1824 · "Mary Randolph Publishes ""The Virginia Housewife"""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): nickname for a cornet player, from Old French cornet ‘wind instrument made of horn or resembling a horn’, a diminutive of corn. Compare Corner .
Altered form of French Cornet , reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t.
Americanized form of German Cornet , Kornet or Kornett, cognates of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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