Brief Life History of Anna Donna
When Anna Donna Bedel was born on 16 March 1822, in Jackson, Indiana, United States, her father, Luther Bedel Jr, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Ramsey, was 28. She married John Thomas on 14 August 1837, in Jackson, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Iowa, United States in 1870 and English Township, Iowa, Iowa, United States in 1880. She died on 27 November 1894, in North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in North English, Iowa, Iowa, United States.
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- Ann Thomas in household of John Thomas, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Anna Bedel - Published information: Marriage record or certificate: birth-name: Anna Bedel
- Anna Beedle, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1825 · State Capital Moves to Indianapolis
The state capital was moved from Corydon to Indianapolis on January 10, 1825.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Middlesex and Surrey): variant of Beadle , a cognate of 2 below.
French: occupational name from Old French bedel ‘beadle, bailiff, janitor’, also ‘soldier’ (from Late Latin pedellus, bedellus ‘messenger, servant’). This surname is also found in Germany.
History: The first Bedel recorded in North America (in Canada, in 1759) was Bedel dit St. George, from Toulouse, but he left no descendants.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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