Brief Life History of Benjamin Blanchard
When Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury I was born on 27 April 1827, in New London, Huron, Ohio, United States, his father, Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Davis, was 36. He married Phebe Ann Allen in 1846. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1870 and Independence, Jackson, Missouri, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 8 May 1897, in Caldwell, Ada, Idaho, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Canyon Hill Cemetery, Canyon, Idaho, United States.
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- Benji B Brackenbury, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury - Church record: birth-name: Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury
- Benjamin B Brackenbury, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
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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 (Lincolnshire): habitational name from Brackenborough in Lincolnshire, or occasionally from Brackenbury Farm in Harefield, Middlesex, or another minor place called with Middle English braken ‘bracken’ (Old English bræcen or Old Norse brakni) + Old Norse berg or Old English beorg ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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