Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Morton was born about 1809, in Maryville, Blount, Tennessee, United States, her father, William Prescott Morton, was 42 and her mother, Margaret Farr, was 34. She married David Smith Delzell on 24 September 1835, in Blount, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Cass Township, Greene, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died in May 1860, in Greene, Missouri, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Cave Spring, Greene, Missouri, United States.
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- Ann Delzell in household of Smith Delzell, "United States Census, 1850"
- Ann Morton, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
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.
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: habitational name from any of the many places called Mor(e)ton, named with Old English mōr ‘moor’ + tūn ‘farmstead, estate’. There has probably been some confusion with Morten , and perhaps also with Murton . This English name has also been established in Ireland since the 13th century.
American shortened and altered form of Swedish Mårtensson or Mortensson (see Martenson and Mortenson ), which could also be substituted for the Finnish cognate Marttinen.
French: shortened form of Moreton 3.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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