Brief Life History of Minerva
When Minerva Marriott was born in 1831, in Maynardville, Union, Tennessee, United States, her father, Edward Merritt, was 37 and her mother, Sarah Hasseltine Carden, was 27. She married Obediah Chase on 16 November 1850, in Grainger, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Vermillion Township, Marshall, Kansas, United States in 1860 and Burr Oak Township, Doniphan, Kansas, United States in 1880.
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Sources (10)
- Minerva Chase, "United States Census, 1880"
- Minerva Merrett, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- Maria Chase in household of Obediah Chase, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 and April 7, 1862. Confederate soldiers camp through the woods next to where the Union soldiers were camped at Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. With 23,000 casualties this was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War up to this point.
Name Meaning
from the Middle English female personal name Mariot. In medieval France it was a pet form of Mary , and so too in medieval England where it was also used as a pet form of Margery. Compare Marion .
possibly in some cases a variant of Merriott .
English:
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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