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in reply to a message by Phantom Actress
If it was a Puritan name...I don't think that many Puritan names were still in use by the time of the American Civil War. I have noticed on genealogical records that some Puritan names did survive into the 1700s and sometimes even the early 1800s, but Credence seems to have been extremely rare.
If you're going to use it, it would probably make more sense on an elderly character than a young one. During the American Civil War, there were plenty of old people born in the late 1700s who were still alive. Someone born in 1780 would have been 81 at the war's start and 85 at the war's end. I guess it could work for a character's grandparent or great-grandparent.
If you're going to use it, it would probably make more sense on an elderly character than a young one. During the American Civil War, there were plenty of old people born in the late 1700s who were still alive. Someone born in 1780 would have been 81 at the war's start and 85 at the war's end. I guess it could work for a character's grandparent or great-grandparent.
This message was edited 1/4/2019, 5:47 AM
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