Delilah MCCOY

(b. 24 November 1809 , Shelby, Kentucky, USA d. 23 September 1844 , Pottawatomie, Kansas Territory )

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Delilah MCCOY was born 24 November 1809 in Shelby, Kentucky, USA

Delilah MCCOY was the child of Isaac MCCOY and Christiana "Kittie" POLKE (POLK) and the grandchild of: (paternal) William MCCOY and Elizabeth ROYCE (maternal) Charles Bruce POLK and Delilah TYLER

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Delilah married Johnston LYKINS 29 February 1828 . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Johnston LYKINS was born 15 April 1800 in Franklin, Virginia, USA. Johnston died 15 August 1876 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Johnston was the child of David LYKINS and Jemima WILLIS.

Delilah MCCOY died 23 September 1844 in Pottawatomie, Kansas Territory.
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Delilah MCCOY married

Johnston LYKINS-- Date: 29 February 1828 Place:
Johnston LYKINS was the child of David LYKINS and Jemima WILLIS

Children of Johnston LYKINS and Delilah MCCOY:

Sarah L LYKINS (b.December 1835, , Missouri, USA d. 14 December 1901, Kansas City, Missouri, USA)
m. Egbert Freeland RUSSELL 25 March 1850

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1809 Birth
24 November 1809
Shelby, Kentucky, USA

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1828 Marriage / Partner
Delilah MCCOY and Johnston LYKINS 29 February 1828,

She was 18 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1835 Birth of Child
Sarah L LYKINS was born December 1835, , Missouri, USA

Delilah was 26 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)