Brief Life History of James Winchell
When James Winchell Fletcher was born on 2 October 1830, in Cornish, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Quartus Fletcher, was 31 and his mother, Anna Kelly, was 25. He married Lucy Caroline Fletcher on 24 January 1856, in Preemption, Mercer, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Oregon, United States in 1870 and Shedd, Linn, Oregon, United States in 1880. He died on 8 June 1889, at the age of 58, and was buried in Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, United States.
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- James Fletcher, "United States Census, 1860"
- James W. Fletcher, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
- James F Fletcher in entry for Edwin J Fletcher, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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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.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for an arrowsmith, from Middle English fleccher, Old French flechier, flecher ‘fletcher’, for someone who made or sold arrows for bows. This surname has sometimes been confused with Flesher .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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The Fletchers Cross the Plains by Emaline F. Hobart, published in Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA Jan. 20, 1952
“How little does the present generation realize the hardships encountered to make our great Northwest,” wrote Mrs. Mary Curtis of Thornton, Wash., in sending in this account of her forebears’ journey. …
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