Brief Life History of Roswell
When Roswell Dewey was born on 30 August 1801, in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States, his father, Ebenezer Dewey, was 39 and his mother, Jerusha Kimball, was 34. He married Polly S. Whitney on 25 March 1828, in Royalton, Windsor, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 3 March 1883, in Northfield, Washington, Vermont, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Northfield, Washington, Vermont, United States.
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- Roswell Dewey, "United States Census, 1850"
- Roswell Dewey, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
- Roswell Dewey, "Find A Grave Index"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1803 · The U.S doubles in size
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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
Welsh: from the personal name Dewi, Welsh form of David . In some cases the name may arise from the dedication of parish churches in places called Llanddewi (Saint David's), of which there are several.
Anglicized form of a French Huguenot name of uncertain form and origin. Traditionally it is recorded as Douai, a habitational name from a city so named in northern France, but it could also be from Old Norman French du we(z) ‘of the ford’, from a variant of standard French gué ‘ford’.
In some cases possibly also an Americanized form of Dutch De Weij (archaic De Wey): cognate of Van der Weij (see Wey ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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