Brief Life History of Ambrose
When Ambrose Kyle was born about 1802, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, his father, William Kyle, was 26 and his mother, Rebecca Young, was 28.
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World Events (3)
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
Name Meaning
Scottish:
habitational name from a district in Ayrshire called Kyle, named for the British chieftains who ruled it in the 5th century, the Coel Hen.
habitational name from any of several places in Scotland called Kyle, named with Gaelic caol ‘narrow’ or caolas ‘narrows, strait’. Compare Kyles .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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