Brief Life History of Welthy
When Welthy Pierson was born on 26 December 1801, in Genesee, New York, United States, her father, Joseph Pearson, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Waterous, was 29. She married Gurdon Gilbert Cook on 15 February 1827, in Avon, Livingston, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 9 January 1883, in Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Grand Blanc, Genesee, Michigan, United States.
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- Welthy Cook in household of Joseph Cook, "United States Census, 1870"
- Welthy Cook, "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897"
- Weltha Pierson in entry for Ellen A. Aldrich, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
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1802
Historical Boundaries: 1802: Genesee, New York, United States
1805
The Territory of Michigan was organized as an incorporated territory of the United States on June 30, 1805, with Detroit as the territorial capital.
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Pearson .
North German: patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Peerson .
History: Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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