Brief Life History of Betsey
When Betsey Parker was born on 12 August 1812, in Phillips, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, William Parker Jr, was 23 and her mother, Elizabeth Wilbur, was 22. She married Frederick Corbett on 18 April 1840, in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Farmington, Franklin, Maine, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 June 1894, in Westminster, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 81.
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- Betsey Corbett in household of Alonzo Corbett, "United States Census, 1870"
- Betsy Parker, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Betsey Parker, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"
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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.
1820
Maine is the 23rd state.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English parker ‘park-keeper’ (Old French parquier, parchier), an officer employed to look after deer and other game in a hunting park (see Park 1). This surname is also very common among African Americans. It has also been recorded since medieval times in Ireland.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish names.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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