Brief Life History of Lawson Benson
When Lawson Benson Burchett was born in 1817, in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, his father, Daniel Burchett, was 38 and his mother, Leathea E Smith, was 27. He married Elizabeth Williams in 1845, in North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States in 1870 and Rock, Mercer, West Virginia, United States in 1880. He registered for military service in 1864. He died on 11 July 1910, in Washington, Virginia, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Washington, Virginia, United States.
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- Lawson Burchet, "United States Census, 1870"
- L Burchett, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"
- Lawson Burchett, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
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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.
1830 · Trail of Tears
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
1853 · First State Fair
The first state fair in North Carolina was held in Raleigh and was put on by the North Carolina State Agricultural Society in 1853. The fair has been continuous except for during the American Civil War and Reconstruction and WWII.
Name Meaning
English: topographic or habitational name from Middle English birchet ‘birch grove’ (Old English bircet, byrcet), a common element in minor placenames in Sussex and found also in Kent, Surrey, and Essex.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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