Brief Life History of Harvey
When Harvey Bosworth was born on 3 February 1784, in Sandisfield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Bosworth, was 32 and his mother, Hannah Smith, was 27. He married Sophia Nash on 8 October 1820, in Benson, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Champlain, Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States for about 10 years. He died on 26 January 1861, in Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Champlain, Clinton, New York, United States.
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- Harvey Bosworth, "United States Census, 1850"
- Harry Bosworth, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Harvey Bosworth, "Vermont Marriages, 1791-1974"
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1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1799
Oldest grave seen in the Memorials list
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Husbands Bosworth in Leicestershire (Baresworde in Domesday Book) from an Old English personal name, Bār (from bār ‘boar’) + worth ‘enclosure’, and possibly also from Market Bosworth in Leicestershire, so named with an Old English personal name Bōsa + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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