Brief Life History of Esther
When Esther McKinstry was born on 28 November 1815, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, William McKinstry III, was 23 and her mother, Matilda Marcy, was 23. She married Aretas Hooker on 16 August 1834, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 7 February 1837, in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 21, and was buried in Sturbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Esther Mc Kinstry, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Esther Mckinstry, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Esther McKinstry Hooker, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (6)
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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
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
Irish (northern) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Aistrigh, a shortened form of Mac an Aistrighthigh ‘son of the traveler’. The name is now largely confined to Ulster, but seems to have originated in Galloway (southwestern Scotland).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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