Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Haven was born on 13 June 1805, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Haven, was 31 and her mother, Betsey Howe, was 26. She married Albert Perry Rockwood on 4 February 1827, in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 23 January 1876, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Nancy Rockwood in household of A P Rockwood, "United States Census, 1850"
- Nancy Haven, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Nancy Haven, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) harbor’, from Middle English haven (Old English hæfen ‘haven’).
Welsh (Monmouthshire): variant of Evan .
Dutch: variant of Haveman , or possibly a topographic name from haven ‘port, harbour’. See also De Haven .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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HISTORY OF ANGELINA HODGEKINS HORNE ROCKWOOD PIONEER OF 1848 Written by: Laura Rockwood Stephens in about 1948 (Her granddaughter) “Put in to a computer by: Carl O. Stephens Jr, her [Laura’s] son, in …
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