When Mary B. Atkinson was born about 1807, in Clarke, Georgia, United States, her father, Arthur Crews Atkinson, was 37 and her mother, Elizabeth Pinson, was 36. She married Samuel Hancock on 26 November 1820, in Clarke, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died about 1839, in Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States, at the age of 34.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
A barroom brawl in Savannah on Tuesday, November 12, 1811, had international impact. An American seaman boasted of having joined the crew of a French vessel, likely named La Vengeance. Others became upset at the idea of the American joining a foreign nation and a brawl erupted. The county coroner asked for peace but was beaten with clubs. A second clash occurred the following day when French sailors attacked five American seaman. A day after the second attack, twenty French sailors attacked six Americans. Four of them escaped but two were beaten and stabbed. Jacob Taylor died on the scene and a rigger named Collins died the following day. By Friday, a full scale riot erupted when the French crewmen arrested on murder charges were released. Many were arrested and French ships La Vengeance and La Franchise were burned. In the end, the incident caused disruptions in French-American relations and affected shipping and trade.
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 (northern): patronymic from the personal name Atkin or Adkin, pet forms of Adam.
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