Brief Life History of Jerusha
When Jerusha Philbrook was born on 26 March 1799, in Vinalhaven, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Joel Philbrook, was 39 and her mother, Mary Leadbetter, was 37. She married Andrew Blunt Besse on 1 November 1821, in Granville, Granville Township, Licking, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Lima Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1850. She died on 17 August 1852, in Etna, Licking, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Etna Cemetery, Etna, Licking, Ohio, United States.
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- Jarusha Besse, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jerusha Philbrook, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Jerusha Philbrook, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Philbrick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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