Rebecca I. Van Ornum

Brief Life History of Rebecca I.

When Rebecca I. Van Ornum was born in July 1815, in Essex, New York, United States, her father, Hendrick Van Ornum, was 47 and her mother, Lois Sawyer, was 42. She died on 27 May 1833, at the age of 17, and was buried in Essex, Essex, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Hendrick Van Ornum
1769–1827
Lois Sawyer
1773–1853
Henry Harold Van Ornum
1791–1868
Edmund Van Ornum
1792–1852
Cutler Van Ornum
1793–1872
Laura Edwina Van Ornum
1796–1864
Humphrey Dirkson Van Ornum
1798–1873
Abraham Van Ornum
1800–1876
Daniel W. Van Orman
1802–1877
Isaac Van Ornum
1804–1882
Henry Harold VanNornum
1807–1887
Josiah George Van Ornam
1814–1898
Luke Van Ornum
1814–1882
Rebecca I. Van Ornum
1815–1833

Sources (2)

  • Rebecca I. Van Ornum, "Find A Grave"
  • HENRY H VanNORNUM died 1887___Charlevoix. Probate Records 1898–1899

World Events (7)

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. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land

A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Thanh, Hung, Minh, Vinh, Dung, Hue, Huong, Lan, Quang, Tan, Thuy, Hong, Chi, Hang, Ho, Pok, Sang, Bai, Chin, Ching, Chu, Chuan, Dong.

Vietnamese (Vạn): from the Chinese surname 萬, see Wan 1.

Vietnamese (Văn): from the Chinese surnames 文 or 聞, see Wen 2 and 3, and also 5 below.

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

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