Brief Life History of Elizabeth Helm
When Elizabeth Helm Disher was born on 15 December 1803, in Kentucky, United States, her father, Christopher Disher, was 43 and her mother, Elizabeth Helm, was 38. She married Jonathan Stout Bassett on 3 April 1822, in Mason, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Harrison, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years. She died on 11 September 1884, in Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Old Graveyard, Cynthiana, Harrison, Kentucky, United States.
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- Elizabeth Bassett in household of Jonathan Bassett, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Desher, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Elizabeth Helm Disher Bassett, "Find A Grave Index"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1812 · Kentucky Bend Created
During the New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-1812, the Kentucky Bend or New Madrid Bend was created. It is located in the southwestern corner of Kentucky on the banks of the Mississippi River.
1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Discher ‘joiner’.
English and Scottish: occupational name for a maker or seller of dishes (Middle English disher(e)), from an agent derivative of Middle English dish, diss, disc ‘dish’. In London, dishers (also known as turnours) were makers of wooden measures for wine and ale. Each disher had his own mark, which was stamped on the bottom of each measure he made. Samples of marks were required to be submitted to the Chamberlain.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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