Brief Life History of Amos
When Amos Tye was born on 5 November 1823, in Cranford, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Tye, was 36 and his mother, Ester Askew, was 34. He married Elizabeth Low in March 1845, in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lawrence, Mercer, New Jersey, United States in 1850 and Mercer, New Jersey, United States for about 40 years. He died on 9 May 1902, in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
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- Amos Tye in household of John Mars, "United States Census, 1900"
- Amos Toy, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Amos Toy, "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005"
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World Events (8)
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.
1838
Historical Boundaries 1838: Mercer, New Jersey, United States
1844
The 1844 revision of the New Jersey State Constitution made some significant changes. Suffrage rights were revoked from women and non-whites, meaning that only white men could vote. A separation of powers was established between executive, legislative, and judicial branches. A new bill of rights was provided, and the state now had the right to elect the governor.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Kent): from Middle English tye, teghe, teye ‘enclosed piece of land; large area of common pasture’ (Old English tēag, tīege). The surname may be topographic, for someone who lived on or near such a piece of land, or habitational, from a place so named, such as Teigh (Rutland) or Great, Little, and Marks Tey (Essex).
North German: from a short form, Tide, of the personal name Dietrich .
Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 鄭, probably representing its Teochew, Hokkien, or Taiwanese pronunciation. See Zheng 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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