Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Braselton was born on 3 February 1795, in Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, her father, Jacob R Braselton Sr, was 45 and her mother, Hannah Green, was 37. She married Morris Brazeal in 1815, in Jackson, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in District 961, Chattooga, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Jasper, Mississippi, United States in 1860.
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- Rebecca Bragade, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Braselton Brazeal, "Find A Grave Index"
- Georgia Land Grants, Church Records and Genealogies: Wilcox. Historical Geographies 1943 : Jacob Braselton
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1798 · Mississippi is Organized as an American Territory
The �Mississippi territory existed from April 7, 1798, to December 10, 1817, when the western half became the state of Mississippi and the eastern half became Alabama Territory. The territory was given up by Spain through the Treaty of Madrid.
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.
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.
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English: variant of Brazelton .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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