Brief Life History of Ann Eliza
When Ann Eliza Oakley was born on 27 September 1822, in East Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States, her father, Selah Oakley, was 38 and her mother, Matilda Brush, was 35. She married William P Penny about 1840, in Suffolk, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in New York City, New York County, New York, United States in 1870 and Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States in 1880. She died on 15 July 1899, in Center Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Center Moriches, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States.
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- Ann Eliza Oakley, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ann Elizabeth Oakley - Published information: birth-name: Ann Elizabeth Oakley
- Ann Eliza Oakley Penney, "Find A Grave Index"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (mainly West Midlands): habitational name from any of numerous places called Oakley, Oakle, or Oakleigh, in Bedfordshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Kent, Somerset, Suffolk, or Wiltshire. The placenames derive from Old English āc ‘oak’ + lēah ‘open woodland’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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