Brief Life History of Waters
When Waters Shipley was born on 24 January 1810, in Gilberdike Mill, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William E. Shipley, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth Waters, was 24. He married Ann Burton on 7 September 1834, in Monroe, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Williamson, Wayne, New York, United States for about 20 years. He died on 3 May 1885, in Pultneyville, Williamson, Wayne, New York, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Pultneyville, Williamson, Wayne, New York, United States.
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- Waters Shipley, "United States Census, 1850"
- Waters Shipley, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Waters Shipley, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire): habitational name from any of various places called Shipley, in Derbyshire, Yorkshire, Shropshire, Durham, Northumberland, Sussex, and elsewhere, all named with Old English scēap ‘sheep’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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