Brief Life History of Betsey
When Betsey Emery was born on 7 April 1793, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Emery, was 39 and her mother, Mary Green, was 48. She married Ephraim Dean Tower on 3 September 1811, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 23 October 1832, in Northfield, Washington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 39.
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- Betsy Emery, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Betsey, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
- Betsey Tower, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.
French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .
Americanized form of German Hemmerich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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