When Elizabeth Betsey Ulrich was born in 1771, in Virginia, United States, her father, Adam Ulrich, was 35 and her mother, Catherine Benfield, was 35. She married Edward McGown Wann in 1799, in Grayson, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Polk, Tennessee, United States in 1850. She died on 11 February 1862, at the age of 91.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
On April 18, 1780 Richmond became the capital of Virginia. It was the temporary capital from 1780-1788.
On June 1, 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state.
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Erwin, Hans, Gerhard, Klaus, Frieda, Fritz, Reinhard, Alfons, Alois, Bernd.
German: from the personal name Ulrich, Old High German Odalrīc, composed of the elements odal ‘inherited property, fortune’ + rīc ‘power’. The name was borne by a 10th-century Christian saint, bishop of Augsburg, whose fame contributed greatly to the popularity of the personal name in German- and Slavic-speaking areas in the Middle Ages.
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