Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Ingersoll was born about 1781, in United States. She had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with James Shearer. She died on 25 June 1843, in Battle Ground, Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States, at the age of 63.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Ingersoll - Published information: birth: about 1781; Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Ingersoll - Church record: birth-name: Elizabeth Ingersoll
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1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1783 · A Free America
The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Inkersall in Staveley (Derbyshire). The placename may derive from an Old English personal name Hynkere (genitive Hynkeres) ‘limper’ + Old English hyll ‘hill’. Compare Ingerson 2.
History: The Ingersoll name in America dates back to John Ingersoll, who emigrated to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1629. His descendants include lawyers, public officials, and politicians in CT and PA.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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