Brief Life History of Betsey Munroe
When Betsey Munroe Babbitt was born on 3 January 1817, in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Crocker Babbitt, was 28 and her mother, Nancy Monroe, was 27. She married William Hathaway on 24 August 1834, in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 20 October 1904, in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 87.
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- Betsy M Hathaway in household of William Hathaway, "United States Census, 1870"
- Betsey M. Babbitt Hathaway, "Massachusetts, Deaths, 1841-1915"
- Betsey M Hathaway, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
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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.
1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Suffolk and Somerset): variant of Bobbitt . This surname is now extinct in Britain.
History: The founder of the American Babbitt family was Edward Bobet, who came to Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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