When Abram A Williamson was born on 24 February 1802, in Weybridge, Addison, Vermont, United States, his father, John Lewis Williamsen, was 30 and his mother, Mary Polly Lewis Stewart, was 24. He married Permelia A Cooley on 18 December 1823, in Bridport, Addison, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 23 July 1872, in Hannibal, Hannibal, Oswego, New York, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Hannibal Center Cemetery, Hannibal Center, Hannibal, Oswego, New York, United States.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
Historical Boundaries 1816: Oswego, New York, United States
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.
History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.
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