Brief Life History of Vashti Cowdery
When Vashti Cowdery Hitchcock was born on 1 March 1830, in Ohio, United States, her father, Tidal Hitchcock, was 33 and her mother, Mary Polly Cowdery, was 34. She married Lewis Rote on 5 September 1857, in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States for about 10 years. She died on 7 January 1873, at the age of 42, and was buried in Monroe, Green, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Vas C Rote in household of Lewis Rote, "United States Census, 1860"
- Vashty C. Hitchcock Rote, "Find A Grave Index"
- Vashti C. Hitchcock in entry for Alvin F. Rote, "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930"
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1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1836
The Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin - Sept 3, 1836 Treaty Treaty of the Cedars was concluded on the Fox River on September 3, 1836. The Menominee Nation ceded nearly 4 million acres of land for the following items every year for twenty years: $3,000 worth of food provisions, 2,000 lbs. of tobacco, 30 barrels of salt, agricultural supplies, and $500 per year. (Wisconsin Historical Society)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Hitch , a pet form of Richard , with the Middle English diminutive suffix -cok. Compare Heacock .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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