Brief Life History of Henry Bailey
When Henry Bailey Betterton was born on 30 May 1810, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Betterton Jr, was 60 and his mother, Palatia Bailey, was 50. He married Mary Finley on 21 February 1831, in Fayette, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Election Precinct 7 Peacock, Coffee, Alabama, United States in 1860 and White, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years. He died on 18 July 1885, in Walling, White, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetary, Cleveland, White, Georgia, United States.
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- Henry Betterton, "United States Census, 1840"
- Henry Betterton, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
- Henry Bailey Betterton, "Find A Grave Index"
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1811 · The Savannah Riots
A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.
1819
Historical Boundaries: 1819: Butler, Alabama, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
English (Gloucestershire): habitational name from a place in Berkshire named Betterton, probably from an Old English personal name Bēthere + -ing- (implying association) + tūn ‘settlement’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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