When William Stansbury Bosley was born on 25 May 1802, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, his father, William Bosley, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Stansbury, was 17. He married Sarah Ann Orrick on 24 November 1830, in York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1850. He died on 16 February 1853, in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, at the age of 50.
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France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
The United States purchased all the Louisiana territory (828,000 sq. mi) from France, only paying 15 million dollars (A quarter trillion today) for the land. In the purchase, the US obtained the land that makes up 15 US states and 2 Canadian Provinces. The United States originally wanted to purchase of New Orleans and the lands located on the coast around it, but quickly accepted the bargain that Napoleon Bonaparte offered.
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.
English: habitational name from Boseley in Westbury on Severn, Gloucestershire, probably named with the Old English personal name Bōsa + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Bosley, from the Old English personal name Bōsa or Bōt + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Compare Boseley .
Americanized form of French Beausoleil , especially in New England. Compare Boseley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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