Brief Life History of Peninah Shropshire
When Peninah Shropshire Cotton was born on 12 March 1827, in Vienna, Johnson, Illinois, United States, her father, Caleb Cotton, was 51 and her mother, Nancy Meredith, was 43. She married Daniel Wood on 27 January 1846, in Nauvoo Illinois Temple, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Davis, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 28 May 1879, in Woods Cross, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Daniel Wood Cemetery, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Permelia Wood (24 yr old, married) in household of Daniel Wood, Davis county, Davis, Utah Territory, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Penninah Shropshire Cotton - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Penina Shropshire Cotten
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
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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.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of numerous places called from Old English (æt) cotum (dative plural of cot) ‘at the cottages or huts’ (or sometimes possibly from a Middle English plural, coten). Examples include Coton (Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Staffordshire), Cottam (East Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire), and Cotham (Nottinghamshire). Particularly common in Staffordshire.
French: from a pet form of the personal name Nicolas (see Nicholas ), derived via Nicot, or of the personal name Jacques , derived via Jacot.
History: John Cotton (1584–1652) was a noted Puritan preacher, who landed at Boston, MA, from London in 1633 and became leader of the Congregationalists in America.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood Original name: Peninah Shropshi Wood
Peninah Shropshire Cotton Wood Original name: Peninah Shropshi Wood • Birth: Mar. 12, 1827 Vienna Johnson County Illinois, USA Death: May 28, 1879 Bountiful Davis County Utah, USA D …
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