Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Boardman Fletcher was born on 3 November 1800, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Thomas F. Fletcher, was 26 and her mother, Joyce Burley, was 25. She married Augustus Arnold on 22 October 1829, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 21 June 1887, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
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- Jane Arnold in household of Augustus Arnold, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jane B. Fletcher, "Rhode Island, Marriages, 1724-1916"
- Jane Boardman Fletcher Arnold, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1811 · USS Revenge
On January 9, 1811, the USS Revenge hits a reef off of Watch Hill, Rhode Island. The load the ship is carrying is handed off to other ships and the USS Revenge is tied down by tow ropes. It brakes free from the ropes and later sinks. In 2011 divers find what are believed to be the remains of the ship.
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 (Lancashire): occupational name from Middle English bord(e) ‘board, plank, table’ + man, for a carpenter, sawyer, or a maker of boards and planks. Compare Board .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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