Brief Life History of Abraham Owen
When Abraham Owen Smoot was born on 17 February 1815, in Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, United States, his father, George Washington Smoot, was 49 and his mother, Nancy Ann Rowlett, was 27. He married Margaret Thompson McMeans on 11 November 1838, in Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 6 March 1895, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- A O Smoot, "United States Census, 1840"
- Abram O Smoot, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- "Abraham Owen" Smoot, "BillionGraves Index"
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1818 · Jackson Purchase
The western part of Kentucky purchased by Andrew Jackson from the Chickasaw Indians in 1818. It became known as the Jackson Purchase. This included land that wasn't originally part of Kentucky when it became a state.
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.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of Dutch Smout, a metonymic occupational name for someone who sold fat or lard, Dutch smout, or a nickname for someone who had a taste for, and could afford, rich foods.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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