Brief Life History of Perseverance
When Perseverance Plumley was born on 12 June 1796, in Keene, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, her father, John Plumley, was 45 and her mother, Betsey Butler, was 28. She married Eleazer Markle Bullard on 4 September 1816, in Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, United States. She lived in Mendon, Rutland, Vermont, United States for about 10 years. She died on 1 January 1866, in Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in North Shrewsbury, Shrewsbury, Rutland, Vermont, United States.
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- Phebe Eggleston in household of John Eggleston, "United States Census, 1850"
- Pede Plumly, "New Hampshire, Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Peeda Lewis, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1808 · Concord Becomes the Capital
In 1808, Concord became the capital of New Hampshire. It was originally the Penacook Plantation given to the state by the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of various places so called, derived from Middle English ploum(b)e, plom(m)e, plim(me) ‘plum tree’ + lei(e) ‘open land, clearing’ (Old English plūme, plȳme + lēah ‘woodland clearing’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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