Brief Life History of Laura Hester
When Laura Hester Lee was born on 30 January 1804, in Hawkins, Tennessee, United States, her father, Decatur "Cader" Lee, was 33 and her mother, Sarah Ann Lee, was 26. She married William Milton Harvey Newton on 4 January 1824, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Perry Township, Johnson, Arkansas, United States for about 30 years. She died on 17 June 1882, in Arkansas, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Johnson, Arkansas, United States.
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Sources (8)
- Hester Newton, "United States Census, 1860"
- Hester Lea, "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
- Laura Hester Lee Newton, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Chinese Young, Sang, Jae, Jong, Jung, Sung, Yong, Kyung, Seung, Dong, Kwang, Myung.
English: topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood or glade’.
English: habitational name from any of the many places in England named with Old English lēah ‘wood, glade’, including Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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