Brief Life History of Lester Orista
When Lester Orista Hulse was born on 24 April 1813, in Town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Elisha Hulce Sr, was 29 and his mother, Hannah Hulse, was 28. He married Hannah Cheney on 21 December 1834, in Town of Canandaigua, Ontario, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Wisconsin, United States in 1870 and Johnstown, Rock, Wisconsin, United States in 1880. He died on 15 December 1893, in Walworth, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lima Center, Rock, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Vista Hulse, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lester Hulse, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
- Lester Hulse, "Wisconsin Death Index, 1820-1907"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English (Cheshire and Staffordshire): habitational name from Hulse in Witton (Cheshire), from Middle English holes, plural of hole ‘hole, hollow, depression’ (Old English holh). See Hole .
North German (Hülse): topographic name for someone who lived where holly grew, Middle Low German huls, hüls.
American shortened and altered form of Flemish Holsaert (see Hulsart ). Compare Hulce , Huls , and Hults 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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