Brief Life History of Elizabeth W
When Elizabeth W Fitzpatrick was born about 1824, in Kentucky, United States, her father, William Breckenridge Fitzpatrick, was 22 and her mother, Nancy Clarkson, was 18. She had at least 9 sons and 6 daughters with Charles Wilcher. She lived in Bradfordsville, Marion, Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Casey, Kentucky, United States in 1880. She died after 1880, in Kentucky, United States.
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- Elizabeth Welcher in household of Charley Welcher, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Fitzpatrik in entry for B. F. Welcher, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Betsey W Wilcher in household of Charles Wilcher, "United States Census, 1880"
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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.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Declan, Ronan, Liam, Seamus, Sinead, Siobhan, Aileen, Bridie, Brigid, Conan.
Irish: occasionally this may be a genuine Anglo-Norman French patronymic meaning ‘son of Patrick ’, but more often it has been adopted as an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Pádraig, ‘son of the servant (i.e. devotee) of (Saint) Patrick’ (see Kilpatrick ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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