Brief Life History of Elizabeth "Betsey" Mapes
Elizabeth "Betsey" Mapes was born on 21 June 1802, in New Jersey, United States as the daughter of mapes. She married John Joseph Eastman on 19 July 1827, in Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 21 November 1869, in Afton, Union, Iowa, United States, at the age of 67.
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- Elizabeth Eastman in household of John Eastman, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth (Betsey) Mapes - Published information: birth: 1802; New Jersey, United States
- Betsey Mapes, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1804
Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies with intense personal differences for quite some time. Burr accused Hamilton of publicly disparaging his character during the elections of 1800 and 1804. On the morning of July 11, the two politicians went to Weehawken, New Jersey to resolve the disputes with an official duel. Both men were armed with a pistol. Hamilton missed, but Burr's shot fatally wounded Hamilton, who would die by the following day. The duel custom had been outlawed in New York by 1804, resulting in Burr fleeing the state due to an arrest warrant. He would later be accused of treason, but ultimately be acquitted.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
Name Meaning
The usual spelling of Elisabeth in English. It is recorded in the medieval period, but was made popular by being borne by Queen Elizabeth I of England ( 1533–1603 ). In the 20th century it again became extremely fashionable, partly because it was the name of Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon ( 1900–2002 ), who in 1936 became Queen Elizabeth as the wife of King George VI, and after his death in 1952 achieved great public affection as Queen Mother for nearly half a century. Even more influentially, it is the name of her daughter Queen Elizabeth II ( b. 1926 ).
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