Nancy Priest
(1801-1888)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Francis Fast

Nancy Priest 4 5 6

  • Born: 6 November 1801, , Rockingham County, VA
  • Marriage (1): Francis Fast on 10 June 1824 in , Wayne County, OH 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 28 August 1888, Michigan at age 86 6
  • Buried: After 28 August 1888, Camden, MI 6
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She has alternate birth information of 6 December 1802. 6

• She has alternate birth date of 1803 and a birth location of Virginia.

This birth year was referenced by her age of 47 on the 1850 census.
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Pleasant Township, Hancock County, OH on 3 October 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 417A, Roll 692, Dwelling 59, Family 59
Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Nancy Fast..47..VA
(Living with husband and 4 children.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Nov 1801, then her age should have been 48 instead of 47.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Camden Township, Hillsdale, MI on 6 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 74D, District 83, Dwelling 132, Family 138, Roll 0580
Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Nancy Fast..Wife..79..VA..Housekeeping
(Living with husband.)

NOTE - If her birth date was 6 Nov 1801, then her age should have been 78 instead of 79.
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• She was buried after 28 August 1888 in the West Woodbridge Cemetery in Camden, MI.

Find A Grave Memorial #36018419
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Nancy married Francis Fast, son of Christian Fast and Anna Barbara Mason, on 10 June 1824 in , Wayne County, OH.1 2 3 4 (Francis Fast was born on 19 June 1799 in , Greene County, PA,7 8 died on 19 January 1886 in Camden, MI 8 and was buried after 19 January 1886 in Camden, MI 8.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Pleasant Township, Hancock County, OH on 3 October 1850. 5

1850 US Census
Page 417A, Roll 692, Dwelling 59, Family 59
Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio
Francis Fast..53..PA..Farmer
Nancy Fast..47..VA
Martin Fast..14..OH
Catherine Fast..12..OH
Jonathan Fast..10..OH
Henry Fast..8..OH
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Camden Township, Hillsdale, MI on 6 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 74D, District 83, Dwelling 132, Family 138, Roll 0580
Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Francis Fast..Self..86..PA..Gentleman
Nancy Fast..Wife..79..VA..Housekeeping
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: Francis Fast
Spouse's Name: Nancy Priest
Event Date: 10 Jun 1824
Event Place: Wayne,Ohio

Citing this Record
"Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XDKM-YN5 : 8 December 2014), Francis Fast and Nancy Priest, 10 Jun 1824; citing Wayne,Ohio, reference ; FHL microfilm 0425753 V. 1-3.
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Sources


1 Genealogy.com, Selected Counties of Ohio, 1789-1850 Marriage Index (Family Archive #400).

2 Robert E. Wallace, World Family Tree Vol. 012, Ed. 1, Tree #1194 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: July 28, 1997).

3 Larry Overmire, "Genealogy of Fast, Shriver, Burns, Scott, McKibben, Including Descendants of Revolutionary War Hero Christian Fast," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=lovermire : accessed 27 Mar 2010).

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 83, p. 74D, dwelling 132, family 138, Francis Fast and Nancy Priest; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 8 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0580.

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Pleasant Township, Hancock County, Ohio, p. 417A, dwelling 59, family 59; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 692.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36018419.

7 Glenn K. Fast, "History and Roll Call of the Descendants of Nicholas Fast" (http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=fastgk; Updated: 2007-12-23 00:47:07 UTC (Sun)).

8 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Mar 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36018417.


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