Brief Life History of Hannah
When Hannah Yearsley was born on 2 March 1790, in Thornton, Thornbury Township, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jacob Yearsley, was 34 and her mother, Rachel Speakman, was 39. She married Robert Yearsley on 9 May 1810, in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Westtown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 2 March 1875, in Warwick Furnace, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Chester, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Hannah Yeorsley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Hannah Yearsley, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Hannah Yearsley, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · Whiskey Rebellion Occurs
The Whiskey Rebellion was a protest against taxes on whiskey by farmers and distillers. People were tarred and feathered. They attacked Bower Hill and headed towards Pittsburgh. The militia was sent in to try and stop it. It finally ended with a repeal of the tax.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Yeardsley in Cheshire, which is recorded as Erdeslee in 1347 and Hurdyslegh in 1370. The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Ēorēd (genitive Ēorēdes) or Old English hirde ‘herdsman’ (genitive hirdes) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. There may have been some confusion with Yardley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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