Brief Life History of Amy
When Amy Reading was born on 9 April 1807, her father, Pierson Barton Reading, was 26 and her mother, Mary Opdyke, was 27. She married Rev Elias Field Cooley in 1855. She died on 4 July 1897, in New Jersey, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in First Presbyterian Church of Ewing Cemetery, Ewing, Ewing Township, Mercer, New Jersey, United States.
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- Amy Reading, "New Jersey, Marriages, 1670-1980"
- Amy Cooley, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
- Amy Reading in entry for Ely F. Cooly, "New Jersey Marriages, 1678-1985"
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World Events (8)
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
1833
The Camden & Amboy railroad was completed in 1833. It made transportation between New York City and Philadelphia possible within a 7-hour time-frame. This advancement led to dozens of other companies opening railroad lines during the 1800's.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Redding .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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