Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Titsworth was born in 1796, in Maury City, Crockett, Tennessee, United States, her father, Benjamin Titsworth, was 28 and her mother, Winnefred Hunt, was 26. She had at least 3 sons and 3 daughters with Sanders Boone Choate. She lived in Kings River Township, Madison, Arkansas, United States in 1870 and Webb City, Franklin, Arkansas, United States in 1880. She died on 4 June 1880, in Franklin, Arkansas, United States, at the age of 84.
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- Nancy Choate in household of A J B Wright, "United States Census, 1860"
- California Death Index, 1940-1997
- Hiwassee River Valley - Documentary Report 2017 - DNA - by Richard Thornton
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World Events (8)
1796 · Tennessee Becomes a State
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
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.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Tietsoort (see Teachout ). Compare Tittsworth .
Possibly also English: habitational name from Tetsworth in Oxfordshire, from an unattested Old English personal name Tǣtel + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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