Brief Life History of Almira
When Almira Sawdey was born on 9 July 1810, in Scipio, Cayuga, New York, United States, her father, Job Sawdy, was 32 and her mother, Betsey Virgil, was 23. She married Dyer Phelps in 1834. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 9 August 1854, in Shiawassee Township, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Bancroft, Shiawassee, Michigan, United States.
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- Almira Phelps in household of Dyer Phelps, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Almira Sawdey - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Almira Sawdey
- Almira Sawdey Phelps, "Find A Grave Index"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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
English: unexplained.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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