Brief Life History of Amanda
Amanda Wilcox or Wilcot was born on 6 October 1798, in New York, United States. She married Calvin Hempsted about 1820, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Ripley, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1850. She died on 25 September 1871, in Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Hickory Grove Cemetery, Spring Prairie, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States.
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- Amanda Hempstead in household of Calvin Hempstead, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Amanda Wilcox or Wilcot - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: Amanda Wilcox or Wilcot
- Anianda Hempsted in entry for Susan Samantha Hempsted Thompson, "Wisconsin, Death Records, 1867-1907"
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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.
1808
Historical Boundaries 1808: Chautauqua, New York, United States
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.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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