When Benjamin Flesher was born on 2 January 1790, in Highland, Virginia, United States, his father, Henry Fleisher, was 32 and his mother, Susan Catherine Peninger, was 32. He married Sarah R. Hull on 12 November 1812, in Pendleton, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. He died on 9 June 1863, in Monterey, Highland, Virginia, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Blue Grass, Highland, Virginia, United States.
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Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: occupational name for a butcher, from Middle English fles(c)her, flesho(u)r ‘butcher’, an agent derivative of flesh ‘meat’, or from Middle English fleshheuer, fleshewer ‘butcher’, a compound of flesh ‘meat’ + heuer ‘cutter’. This surname has sometimes been confused with Fletcher .
Americanized form of German Fleischer .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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