Brief Life History of Marbey Jane
When Marbey Jane Crouch was born about 19 November 1816, in Hartford, Washington, New York, United States, her father, Nathan Crouch, was 34 and her mother, Prudence Sweet, was 27. She married Levi Pliny Whitcomb on 19 November 1835. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in New York, United States in 1870. She died on 14 December 1884, in Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Hartland Village Cemetery, Hartland, Windsor, Vermont, United States.
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- Jane Whitcom in household of Levi Whitcom, "United States Census, 1860"
- Marbry Jane Crouch Whitcomb, "Find A Grave Index"
- Marly Croush Whitcomb in entry for Eugene Whitcomb, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1834 · Vermont Anti-Slavery Society is Formed
The Anti-Slavery Society of Vermont was established in 1834. 100 people from different towns were at the first meeting, with the intent to abolish slavery.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): from Middle English crouch(e), cruch(e) ‘cross’ (Old English crūc, ultimately from Latin crux, crucem; the Old English crūc was replaced in Middle English by the word cross, from Old Norse kross), applied as a topographic name for someone who lived by a cross.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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