Artemesia Halstead

Brief Life History of Artemesia

When Artemesia Halstead was born on 16 April 1807, in Thetford, Orange, Vermont, United States, her father, Samuel Halstead, was 30 and her mother, Phebe Roberts, was 25. She married Justin Gilbert Newcomb on 7 December 1840. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Rollin, Township of Rollin, Lenawee, Michigan, United States in 1850. She died on 28 May 1870, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Justin Gilbert Newcomb
1791–1868
Artemesia Halstead
1807–1870
Marriage: 7 December 1840
Herbert J. Newcomb
1844–1917
Maria Mandane Newcomb
1845–1923
Cynthia Frances Newcomb
1846–1920

Sources (2)

  • Antimetta Newcomb in household of Justus G Newcomb, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Artemsia Halsted in entry for Maria Walker, "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952"

World Events (8)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from any of various places bearing this name, for example in Essex (Haltesteda in Domesday Book), Kent, and Leicestershire, all of which are probably named from Old English h(e)ald ‘refuge, shelter’ + stede ‘site’, or possibly Hawstead in Suffolk, which has the same origin. However, the name is now most frequent in Lancashire and Yorkshire, where it is from High Halstead in Burnley, named as the ‘site of a hall’, from Middle English hal(le) + sted(des), stud(es) ‘hall buildings’ (Old English h(e)all ‘hall’ + stede ‘place’).

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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