When Bathsheba Woolworth was born on 28 February 1798, in New York, United States, her father, Samuel Woolworth, was 35 and her mother, Bershaba Crossman, was 29. She married Alpheus Lamphere Jr. in 1820, in Rensselaer, Rensselaer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 29 December 1835, in Salisbury, Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Salisbury, Herkimer, New York, United States.
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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.
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
English: perhaps a variant of Walworth . This surname is now rare in Britain.
History: In 1879 the brothers Frank Winfield Woolworth and Charles Sumner Woolworth founded a chain of stores in Pennsylvania, focusing on the sale of low-priced goods (at first, items for just five or ten cents each). The business thrived throughout the 20th century, but became defunct in 1997.
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