When Jerusha Ann Burris was born in 1841, in Ohio, United States, her father, Martin Burris, was 43 and her mother, Francina "Sina" Denney, was 32. She married Daniel D Newman on 29 August 1865, in Madison Township, Jay, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Recovery Township, Mercer, Ohio, United States in 1870 and Martin Township, Crawford, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died in 1881, in Crawford, Illinois, United States, at the age of 40.
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The State of Indiana was near bankruptcy in 1841 due to the inability to repay interest incurred for the Massive Internal Improvement Act. The state liquidated much of its public works. Many of the projects were handed over to the state’s creditors as a way to reduce debt. Only two of the eight proposed infrastructure projects were completed by the creditors.
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
The town of Santa Fe was denied their application for a United States Postal Service as a town of Santa Fe, Indiana, was already established. Several meetings were held and the name was changed to Santa Claus, Indiana. The United States Postal Service granted their application. Due to the name, the post office in Santa Claus continues to receive thousands of letters to Santa Claus from children around the world each December.
English (Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire): variant of Burrows .
Probably also an Americanized form of German Börries or Borries or some other similar (like-sounding) surname.
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