Brief Life History of Dency
When Dency VanOrman was born in 1817, in New York, United States, her father, John Trusdale VanNorman, was 24 and her mother, Safrona Hix, was 20. She married Samuel Tyler Clothier in August 1845, in Jefferson, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 29 July 1856, in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 39, and was buried in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Dency Clothier in household of Samuel T Clothier, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Dency Nanosman - Published information: birth:
- Dency Vanoman, "Wisconsin, County Marriages, 1836-1911"
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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.
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.
1829
American settlers began mining the Wisconsin Territory in the early 1800's. The lead ore in the territory had largely been mined previously by American Indians. By 1829, nearly 4,000 miners had moved to Wisconsin Territory. The miners became known as badgers as they burrowed into hillsides for shelter. The name eventually represented the state and Wisconsin is now known as the Badger State. (Wisconsin Historical Society: Lead Mining in Southwestern Wisconsin)
Name Meaning
Dutch: variant of Van Norman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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