Brief Life History of Lydia B
When Lydia B Pearce was born on 22 July 1803, in Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Earl Pierce, was 24 and her mother, Betsey Demaranville, was 21. She married Sala Blakeslee on 10 January 1830, in Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1850. She died on 27 June 1887, in Salem Township, Knox, Illinois, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Farmington, Fulton, Illinois, United States.
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- Ludela Blakeslee in household of Sala Blakeslee, "United States Census, 1860"
- Lydia B Pierce, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- Lydia B. BLAKESLEE, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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
Welsh, English, and Irish: variant of Pierce .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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