Brief Life History of Francis Catherine
When Francis Catherine Stuckey was born on 19 May 1843, in Daviess, Indiana, United States, her father, George Bruner Stuckey, was 37 and her mother, Permelia Traylor, was 34. She married Lemuel B Crabb on 13 September 1863, in Daviess, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Veale Township, Daviess, Indiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 29 July 1873, at the age of 30.
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- Catharine Stucky in household of George B Stucky, "United States Census, 1860"
- Francis C Stookey, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2019"
- Washington, Select Death Certificates, 1907-1960
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1851 · Constitution of 1851
Due to the state’s financial crisis during the previous decade and growing criticism toward state government. Voters approve the Constitution of 1851 which forbade the state government from going into debt.
1856 · The Town of Santa Claus
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name primarily from Stockey in Meeth (Devon), but perhaps also from one or more unidentified places similarly named, from Old English stocc ‘tree stump’ + (ge)hæg ‘enclosure’.
English: occasionally perhaps a habitational name from Stiffkey (Norfolk), pronounced Stukey. The placename derives from Old English styfic ‘tree stump’ + ēg ‘island’.
Americanized form of Swiss German and/or Alsatian Stucki .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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