Brief Life History of Laura
When Laura Strait was born about 1798, in Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Strait, was 58 and her mother, Jerusha Burton, was 41. She married Dr. James McKee Jr. on 25 October 1821, in Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 28 January 1824, in her hometown, at the age of 27, and was buried in Factory Point Cemetery, Manchester, Bennington, Vermont, United States.
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- Laura Strait McKee, "Find a Grave Index"
- Laura Strait, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Laura Mckee, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
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World Events (7)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English (Essex):
nickname from Middle English streight ‘straight, upright’, presumably applied in either a literal or figurative sense.
nickname from Middle English streit ‘strict, severe’ (Old French estreit).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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