Genealogy for
Delilah Peacock
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Delilah Peacock
1805 - 1840
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Delilah Peacock was born about 1805 in Wayne County, North Carolina and died about 1840 in Macon County, Georgia. Dates for birth and death are estimated. She lived to be about 35 years old.
Married William McDowell | |
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Delilah Peacock's life. These are only some of the major events that affected the life and times of
Delilah, her family, and friends. For example, Delilah is 1 years old when Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread.
| Age | Date | Event |
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| 2 |
1807 |
December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Morgan, Putnam, and Telfair Counties formed. |
| 3 |
1808 |
Pulaski County created. |
| 4 |
1809 |
Twiggs County formed. |
| 6 |
1811 |
Madison County created. |
| 6 |
1811 |
Tecumseh visits the Creek Indians living in what will become Georgia and Alabama to try to persuade them to join his fight against the flood of white settlers. Some towns join forces with Tecumseh and become known as "Red Sticks". |
| 7 |
1812 |
The Creek tribes in southern Alabama and Georgia find themselves under increasing pressure from white settlers. Led by Chief Weatherford, they accepted an alliance with Tecumseh and are nicknamed "Red Sticks". |
| 7 |
1812 |
Emanual County formed. |
| 8 |
1813 |
During 1813-14, Muskogee-speaking Creeks leave GA and move into areas in Northern FL in response to the Creek Civil War (also known as the Red-sticks War). |
| 12 |
1817 |
First Seminole war begins as Georgia backwoodsmen attack Indians just north of the Florida border. !817-1818. General Andrew Jackson invades the area. |
| 14 |
1819 |
Rabun County formed. |
| 15 |
1820 |
December 20 - Campbell and Randolph Counties formed. |
| 16 |
1821 |
May 15 - Dooly, Fayette, Henry, Houston, Monroe and Newton Counties formed. |
| 17 |
1822 |
December 9 - Bibb, Dekalb and Pike Counties formed. |
| 18 |
1823 |
December 8 - Decatur County formed. |
| 19 |
1824 |
December 15 - Upson and Ware Counties formed. |
| 20 |
1825 |
Baker, Lowndes, Thomas, Butts and Taliaferro Counties formed. |
| 21 |
1826 |
January 24 - Treaty of Washington abrogates Treaty of Indian Springs. The Creeks cede a smaller area and are allowed to remain on their lands until January 1, 1826. |
| 22 |
1827 |
December 14, - Harris, Marion, Meriwether and Talbot. |
| 25 |
1830 |
Cherokee, Heard, and Stewrt Counties are formed. |
| 26 |
1831 |
Sumter County is formed. |
| 27 |
1832 |
December 3 - Bartow, Cobb, Crawford, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, and Union Counties formed. |
| 28 |
1833 |
Walker County is formed. |
| 31 |
1836 |
Seminoles massacre Major Francis L. Dade and his 103 man command. This starts the second Seminole War.
February - Battle of Hitchity.
March 27 - Colonel J.W. Fannin and his Georgian's executed by order of Santa Ana at Goliad on Palm Sunday.
July - Battle of Brushy Creek.
July 3 - Battle of Chickasawachee Swamp.
July 27 - Battle of Echowanochaway Creek. |
| 32 |
1837 |
Mcon and Dade Counties are formed. |
| 33 |
1838 |
Chattooga County formed |
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| 2 |
1807 |
The first steamboat was invented by Fulton |
| 9 |
1814 |
The first locomotive engine was created by Stephenson |
| 25 |
1830 |
The first railroad is constructed between Liverpool and Manchester, England |
| 34 |
1839 |
Goodyear invents vulcanized rubber, opening the door for tires and other rubber products. |
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| 6 |
1811 |
NEWS HEADLINES: Tecumseh's emerging Indian Confederacy is defeated at the Battle of Tippecanoe in Ohio. Afterwards, Tecumseh and his brother travel from their Shawnee homes in the north to recruit and unify the southern Indians. |
| 7 |
1812 |
NEWS HEADLINES: War of 1812 begins and will continue for until 1814. Some call it the Second War of Independence because the US fights Great Britain to a stalemate, Americas independence was assured. |
| 23 |
1828 |
Gold is discovered in Georgia. |
| 29 |
1834 |
July 9 - The S.S. John Randolph, the first successful iron steamship, is launched in Savannah |
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| 25 |
1830 |
The U.S. Government begins forcing Cherokee Indians from their homes in what becomes known as the Trail of Tears. Many Cherokee hide in the mountains of North Carolina and surrounding states. |
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| 1 |
1806 |
Lewis and Clark Expedition, which began in 1804, ends. News of the rich lands to the west begins to spread. |
| 6 |
1811 |
By 1811 the new "Federal Road" (which started as a horse path) is filled with a steady flow of white settlers into Creek Indian Territories. The Spanish begin to fan hostile sentiments among the Indians. |
| 15 |
1820 |
The Act of April 24, 1820 abolished the land purchase credit system, fixed the price of public lands at $1.25 per acre, and set the minimum purchase at 80 acres. After a person purchased land, a final certificate was issued by the land office and sent to Washington DC to be verified and signed by the President -- a time consuming process. Public lands were most typically available through US treaties with Indians who agreed to be removed from their homelands. |
| 25 |
1830 |
Indian Removal Act signed and the moving of eastern Indians west of the Mississippi begins. |
| 30 |
1835 |
Second Seminole Indian War begins. |
| 32 |
1837 |
The trickery used to capture Seminole Indian Chief Osceola (Assi Yohola) creates a public uproar and U.S. General Jesup is publicly condemned. |
| 35 |
1840 |
Oregon Trail is established |
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| 28 |
1833 |
Santa Anna is elected President of Mexico |
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