Brief Life History of Frederick Welker
When Frederick Welker Emery was born on 15 July 1808, in Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, David Emery, was 28 and his mother, Mary Edith Fisher, was 25. He married Hanna J Gaffney on 22 February 1833, in Ashland, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Fulton, Illinois, United States in 1835 and Stark, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 1 October 1846, in West Jersey, Stark, Illinois, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Galva Cemetery, Lynn Township, Knox, Illinois, United States.
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- Frederick Welker Emery, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
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.
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 (of Norman origin): from the ancient Germanic personal name Amalric, composed of the elements Amal (a dynastic name among the Goths) + rīk ‘realm, power’. The name was introduced into England from France by the Normans, developing into the Middle English personal name Amery, Emery (from Old French Amauri, Emaurri). Compare Amery , Amory , and 2 below.
French: from the Old French personal name Aimery, ancient Germanic Haimeric, from haim ‘home’+ rīc ‘power(ful)’. This may occasionally also be a derivation of the English surname (see 1 above). Compare Lemery .
Americanized form of German Hemmerich .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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