Brief Life History of Sally
When Sally Sherman was born on 11 April 1809, in Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States, her father, Benoni SHERMAN, was 27 and her mother, Lydia King, was 27. She married Jason H Johnson about 1833, in Hudson, Columbia, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. She lived in Canaan, Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States in 1850 and Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States for about 5 years. She died on 27 April 1852, at the age of 43.
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- Sarah Sherman in household of Benonia Sherman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sally in entry for Ira L Johnson and Julia Kittredge, "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961"
- Sally Sherman in household of Benoni Sherman, "New York State Census, 1865"
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World Events (7)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
Name Meaning
English (London): occupational name denoting someone who used shears to trim the surface of finished cloth and remove excessive nap, from Middle English sherman, shirman, sharman ‘shearman’.
Americanized form of North German Schürmann (see Schuermann ) and of German or Jewish (Ashkenazic) Schermann .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a tailor, from Yiddish sher ‘scissors’ + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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