Brief Life History of Joshua
When Joshua Weatherby was born in 1817, in New Jersey, United States, his father, William B Weatherby, was 33 and his mother, Phoebe Brewer, was 31. He died on 9 June 1890, in Atlantic City, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 73.
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- Joshua Weatherby, "New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720-1988"
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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.
1820
On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.
1837
Historical Boundaries 1837: Atlantic, New Jersey, United States
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a place in Yorkshire named Wetherby, from Old Norse vethr ‘wether, castrated ram’ + bý ‘farmstead, village’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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