Brief Life History of Archibald Sprague
When Archibald Sprague Dewey was born on 27 April 1811, in Fairfax, Franklin, Vermont, United States, his father, Archibald Dewey, was 49 and his mother, Jerusha Hopkins, was 44. He married Lucina Artemisia Rich on 11 September 1855, in Shoreham, Addison, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States for about 20 years. He died on 10 April 1891, in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States.
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- Archibald L Deney, "United States Census, 1870"
- Archibald S. Dewey, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- Archibald S Dewey in entry for Dr D R, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
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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.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Dewi, Welsh form of David . In some cases the name may arise from the dedication of parish churches in places called Llanddewi (Saint David's), of which there are several.
Anglicized form of a French Huguenot name of uncertain form and origin. Traditionally it is recorded as Douai, a habitational name from a city so named in northern France, but it could also be from Old Norman French du we(z) ‘of the ford’, from a variant of standard French gué ‘ford’.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch De Weij (archaic De Wey): cognate of Van der Weij (see Wey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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