Brief Life History of Aletha Mae “Letha”
When Aletha Mae “Letha” Morse was born on 4 April 1808, in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, her father, Willis Morse, was 33 and her mother, Lettice "Lettie" Attaway, was 36. She married Elijah Lentine Kay in 1824, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in South Carolina, United States in 1828 and Sabine, Louisiana, United States in 1850. She died on 17 April 1865, in Anacoco, Vernon, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Hornbeck, Vernon, Louisiana, United States.
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- Lettie Kay, "United States Census, 1850"
- Aletha Mae Morse Kay, "Find A Grave Index"
- Moss in entry for George Kay, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
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World Events (7)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1822 · Slave Rebellion
"On June 16, 1822, Denmark Vesey a free and self-educated African American leads a slave rebellion called ""the rising."" The interesting thing about this rebellion is that it does not really happen. The only thing the judges have to go on is the testimony of people that witness it."
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
Welsh and English: variant of Morris .
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames, especially Moses . Compare Morris .
History: Samuel Morse (1791–1872), inventor of the electric telegraph andof Morse code, was a direct descendant of Anthony Morse of Wiltshire,England, who had emigrated to MA in 1635.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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