Brief Life History of Betsey
When Betsey Brown was born on 5 September 1798, in Berlin, Rensselaer, New York, United States, her father, Christopher Brown, was 26 and her mother, Tabitha Arnold, was 19. She married Jesse Maxson on 18 February 1815, in Washington, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She died on 6 September 1863, in Adams, Adams, Jefferson, New York, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Green Settlement, Jefferson, New York, United States.
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- Betsy Maxson in household of Jesse Maxson, "New York State Census, 1855"
- Betsey Brown Maxson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Betsey Maxon in household of Pepe Maxon, "United States Census, 1850"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1806
Berlin was formed from Petersburgh, Schodack, and Stephentown, 21 March 1806.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: generally a nickname referring to the color of the hair or complexion, Middle English br(o)un, from Old English brūn or Old French brun. This word is occasionally found in Old French, Middle English and Old Norse as a personal name or byname (Middle English personal name Brun, Broun, ancient Germanic Bruno, Old English Brūn, or possibly Old Norse Brúnn or Brúni). Brun- was also an ancient Germanic name-forming element. Some instances of Old English Brūn as a personal name may therefore be short forms of compound names such as Brūngar, Brūnwine, etc. As a Scottish and Irish name, it sometimes represents a translation of Gaelic Donn (see below). Brown (including in the senses below) is the fourth most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans (see also 5 below).
Irish and Scottish: adopted for Ó Duinn (see Dunn ) or for any of the many Irish and Scottish Gaelic names containing the element donn ‘brown-haired’ (also meaning ‘chieftain’), for example Donahue .
Irish: phonetic Anglicization of Mac an Bhreitheamhnaigh; see Breheny .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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