Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Stowell was born on 25 December 1813, in Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Ozni Stowell, was 41 and her mother, Mary Westcott, was 40. She married Joseph S Simmons before 1851, in New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She lived in Madison Township, Richland, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Mansfield, Richland, Ohio, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 March 1893, in Ohio, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Rebecca Simmens, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rebecca Simmons, "United States Census, 1850"
- Rebecca Simmons in household of Joseph Simmons, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)
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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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
English: habitational name from Stowell (Somerset), Stowell (Gloucestershire), East and West Stowell in Wilcot (Wiltshire), or Stawell (Somerset), all named with Old English stān ‘stone, rock’ + wella ‘well, spring, stream’. The surname was taken to the Isle of Man by 1511, from whence it migrated to Lancashire and Yorkshire.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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