Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Hutchings was born on 5 December 1831, in Clay, Missouri, United States, her father, Moses Hutchings, was 35 and her mother, Matilda Odell, was 25. She married Nathan Bales on 28 November 1850, in Clay, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. She lived in Lafayette Township, Clinton, Missouri, United States in 1870 and Washington Township, DeKalb, Missouri, United States for about 40 years. She died on 5 January 1920, in Clarksdale, DeKalb, Missouri, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Stewartsville, DeKalb, Missouri, United States.
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- Elizabeth Bales in household of Nathan Bales, "United States Census, 1860"
- Elizabeth Hutchings in the Missouri, Compiled Marriages, 1754-1850
- Elizabeth Bales, "Find A Grave Index"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1849
Historic Information: 1849: DeKalb, Missouri, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Devon and Somerset): variant of Hutchins .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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