Brief Life History of Amelia
When Amelia Beeler was born about 1809, in Oxford, Butler, Ohio, United States, her father, James John Beeler, was 27 and her mother, Betsey Kyger, was 41. She married Thomas G. Potter on 30 December 1827. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 21 August 1887, in Darke, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Amelia Beeler, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
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World Events (8)
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Bieler , Biehler or Bühler (see Buehler ). Compare Beehler .
Swiss German: possibly a habitational name for someone from Biel in Switzerland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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