Brief Life History of Jane Eleanor
When Jane Eleanor Fish was born on 4 August 1799, in New York, United States, her father, Rev. Peter Fish, was 47 and her mother, Hannah Hankinson, was 38. She married Sylvester Rowe in 1827. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Newburgh, Orange, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 27 February 1886, at the age of 86.
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- Jane E Rowe, "United States Census, 1860"
- Jane Ellen Fish in entry for Ann Elizabeth Roe, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"
- Jane E Roe, "New York State Census, 1855"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
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.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English fish, fisch, fisk ‘fish’ (Old English fisc, Old Norse fiskr), a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman or fish seller, or a nickname for someone thought to resemble a fish.
Americanized form of German Fisch , and a variant of the same Jewish (Ashkenazic) surname. The surname of Jewish and German origin is also found in Britain.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Poisson ‘fish’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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