Rebecca McKinnon

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca McKinnon was born on 24 February 1818, in Ohio, United States, her father, Joseph R. McKinnon, was 21 and her mother, Hannah Elizabeth Babb, was 18.

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William Judkins
Rebecca McKinnon
1818–

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  • Rebekah McKinnon in entry for William Judkins, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"

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World Events (3)

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

Name Meaning

Scottish:

Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionghuin, a patronymic from a Gaelic personal name meaning ‘fair born’ or ‘fair son’ (compare Kevin ).

the name has also been ‘translated’ as Love , and has been taken as being from Gaelic Mac Ionmhuinn ‘son of the beloved one’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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