Brief Life History of David Martin
When David Martin West was born on 25 January 1813, in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States, his father, David West, was 60 and his mother, Hannah Bathrick, was 40. He married Sarah A Gorsline on 25 January 1837, in Hillsdale, Columbia, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in New York, United States in 1870 and Benton, Benton, Yates, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died on 10 February 1888, in Benton, Yates, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Benton Rural Cemetery, Benton, Yates, New York, United States.
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- David M West, "United States Census, 1850"
- David M. ...i..., "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1938"
- David M West, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1823
"The Town of Benton was formed in 1803 from the Town of Jerusalem [in Ontario County] before the formation of Yates County. Originally called the ""Town of Vernon,"" the name was changed in 1808 to ""Snell"" to avoid confusion with another ""Vernon."" Finally, in 1810, the name was changed to ""Benton,"" after Levi Benton, thought to be the first settler in the town. In 1823, it became part of Yates County as it was formed,"
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 and German: from Middle English, Middle High German west ‘west’, hence a topographic name for someone who lived to the west of a settlement, or a habitational name for someone who had migrated from further west.
Americanized form of Finnish Vesterinen: from the personal name Vesteri (a short form of Sylvester ) + the surname suffix -nen.
History: This name was brought to North America independently by many bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Thomas West, 12th Baron De La Warre, was captain general of Virginia in 1610–11. The state of DE is named for him. One of the earliest permanent settlers was Francis West (1606–92), who came to Duxbury, MA, from Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, in or before 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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David and Hannah West's family Bible authenticated
National Archives U.S. Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. W > Weaver, Joseph - West, Willoughby > West, Aaron - West, Hezekiah. Images 644-647 http://bit. …
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