When Rebecca Ellen Fitzgerald was born on 4 May 1831, in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, her father, Ambrose Fitzgerald, was 24 and her mother, Mary Ann Longwell, was 18. She married Thomas Brewster Mcintosh on 3 July 1852, in Van Buren, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Vernon, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1880 and Vernon Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States in 1900. She died on 5 October 1910, in Keosauqua, Van Buren, Iowa, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Center Chapel Cemetery, Vernon Township, Van Buren, Iowa, United States.
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Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Historical Boundaries: 1836: Des Moines, Michigan Territory, United States 1836: Van Buren, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1836: Van Buren, Wisconsin Territory, United States 1838: Van Buren, Iowa Territory, United States 1846: Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Historical Boundaries: 1852: Van Buren, Iowa, United States
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Eamon, Liam, Aidan, Bridgid, Caitlin, Donal, Fitz, Fitzgerald, Ciaran, Colum, Dermot.
Irish: from Anglo-Norman French fi(t)z ‘son’ (see Fitz ) + the personal name Gerald (see Gerald ), ‘son of Gerald’. This is a very common Anglo-Norman name in Ireland, where it has been Gaelicized as Mac Gearailt. Irish bearers of the name claim descent from Gerald Fitzwalter de Windsor, constable of Pembroke Castle in the early 12th century, whose grandson Raymond (or Redmond) ‘le Gros’ FitzGerald (died after 1185) led the invasion of Ireland on behalf of Strongbow in 1170. A branch of the family held the title Knight of Glin from at least 1299–2011.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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