Brief Life History of Bethiah
When Bethiah Gardner was born in 1798, in Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Jesse Gardiner, was 28 and her mother, Christianna Lucretia Simrell, was 23. She had at least 1 daughter with Samuel Harford. She died on 17 November 1841, at the age of 43, and was buried in Finch Cemetery, Spencers Corners, Greenfield Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Bethia Gardner Harford, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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