Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Golden was born on 22 April 1808, in Magisterial District 5 Grassy Creek, Pendleton, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Golden, was 27 and her mother, Mary Polly Robinson, was 20. She married Jezreel Shomaker on 30 March 1824, in Pendleton, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1850 and Menard, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died on 23 May 1870, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Nancy Shoemaker, "United States Census, 1860"
- Birth: Kentucky Nancy Golden Shoemaker 1808-1870
- Nancy Golden, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1818
Illinois is the 21st state.
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: from Middle English golden ‘made of gold; golden in color’ (from Old English gylden), generally a nickname for someone with golden-blond hair.
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Ualghairg (see McGoldrick ).
Irish: adopted for Ó Gabhláin, ‘descendant of Gabhlán’, a personal name based on a diminutive of gabhal ‘fork’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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