Brief Life History of Elizabeth "Betsey"
When Elizabeth "Betsey" Warren was born on 6 February 1790, in Buckfield, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States, her father, John Warren, was 33 and her mother, Elizabeth Buck, was 26. She married Nathaniel Bumpus on 21 January 1808, in Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Paris, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. She died in 1869, in United States, at the age of 79.
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- Betsey Bumpus in household of Orra Hall, "United States Census, 1870"
- Betsy Warren, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
- Betsy in entry for Ethel Stain Warren Bumpus, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"
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1791
Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
1791 · The Bill of Rights
After the Constitution was made, some objections were raised by Anti-Federalists. So, in response ten amendments were discussed and voted on to become The Bill of Rights. These rights were made to clarify and guarantee certain freedoms of residents of the country.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.
Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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