Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Jenison was born in 1824, in New York, United States, her father, Oliver Snow Jenison, was 33 and her mother, Lovina Wright, was 28. She married James A. Haynes in 1841, in Rushford, Rushford, Allegany, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Rushford, Rushford, Allegany, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 13 September 1873, in Fulton, Whiteside, Illinois, United States, at the age of 49.
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- Elizabeth Haynes in household of James A Haynes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Jenison - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Elizabeth Jennison
- Elizabeth Haynes in household of James A Haynes, "United States Census, 1850"
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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.
1832 · Black Hawk War
"The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."
1839 · From Swamp to Beautiful Place
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Name Meaning
English (Durham and Eastern Yorkshire): variant of Jennison . This surname is now rare in Britain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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