Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Swain was born on 3 August 1798, in Loyalsock, Clinton Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Isaac Swain, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Hall, was 43. She married Frederick Granger Williams about 1815, in Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1830 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. She died on 25 September 1861, in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States.
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- Fredrick G Williams, "United States Census, 1830"
- Rebecca Swain Williams, "Find A Grave Index"
- Rebecca Williams, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
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.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Swain, Swein (Old Norse Sveinn, Sven, from sveinn ‘lad’).
English: occupational name from Middle English swein ‘servant, attendant; boy, young man’ (Old Norse sveinn). The word could also denote a swineherd or a peasant in general. The name was thoroughly confused with Swan 1.
Irish: when not the English name, possibly an Anglicized form of Mac Suibhne; see McSwain .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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LIFE SKETCH OF FREDERICK G. WILLIAMS AND REBECCA SWAIN
Written by Lucy E. Godfrey (Granddaughter) Frederick Granger Williams, son of William Wheeler Williams and Ruth Granger, was born at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, on 28 October 1787. …
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