Brief Life History of Daniel
When Daniel Buys was born on 23 December 1808, in Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Buys, was 29 and his mother, Margaret Gordon, was 26. He had at least 1 son with Elizabeth or Betsy Brown. He lived in Waterford Township, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 31 October 1902, at the age of 93, and was buried in Waterford Cemetery, Waterford, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- Daniel Buys, "United States Census, 1880"
- Daniel Buys, "Find A Grave Index"
- Daniel Buis, "United States Census, 1860"
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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 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital
Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
Dutch and Flemish: variant of Buis . This surname is also established in South Africa. Compare Bice , Bise , and Byce .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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