Brief Life History of Rebecca Jane
When Rebecca Jane Valentine was born on 27 November 1830, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Elmer Valentine, was 35 and her mother, Rebecca Crawford, was 28. She married William Ashley Bartlett on 1 January 1854, in Clinton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years and Northborough, Northborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 9 March 1870, at the age of 39.
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- Rebecca J Bartlett in household of Wm A Bartlett, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
- Rebecca Jane Valentine, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Rebecca J. Valentine, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish (Angus and Aberdeenshire): from the Middle English and Old French personal name Valentin, Latin Valentinus, a derivative of valens ‘strong, healthy’, which was never common in England, but is occasionally found from the end of the 12th century, probably as the result of French influence. The name was borne by a 3rd-century Christian saint and martyr, whose chief claim to fame is that his feast falls on February 14, the date of a traditional celebration of spring going back to the Roman fertility festival of Juno Februata. A 5th-century missionary bishop of Rhaetia of this name was venerated especially in southern Germany, being invoked as a patron against gout and epilepsy. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. German, Croatian, Czech, and Slovenian Valentin , Italian Valentino .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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