Emma Adelia Hoadley

Brief Life History of Emma Adelia

When Emma Adelia Hoadley was born on 11 May 1813, in Windsor, Broome, New York, United States, her father, Jared Hoadley, was 34 and her mother, Phebe Ann Buckley, was 34. She married John Watrous on 7 December 1842. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Colesville, Broome, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 18 June 1897, in Windsor, Windsor, Broome, New York, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Harpursville, Colesville, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Watrous
1813–1857
Emma Adelia Hoadley
1813–1897
Marriage: 7 December 1842
Stuart Hoadley Watrous
1844–1865
Helen Medora Watrous
1845–1889
Emma Amelia Watrous
1847–1927
Sarah Marin Watrous
1850–1850
Sarah Agnes Watrous
1852–1917

Sources (18)

  • Emma A Watson, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Emma Adelia Hoadley - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Emma A. Hoadley
  • John Watrous and Emma Hoadley in the 10,000 Vital Records of Central New York, 1813 marriage 1842

World Events (8)

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. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English (southeastern): habitational name from East or West Hoathly (Sussex), from Old English hāth ‘heath’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. See Hoad .

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

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