Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Boatwright was born in 1846, in Texas, United States, her father, Levi Boatwright, was 27 and her mother, Dicey Lawrence, was 31. She married George W Burke on 7 April 1873, in Bastrop, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Lavaca, Texas, United States in 1850 and Justice Precinct 4, San Saba, Texas, United States in 1880.
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- Eliza Burk in household of George Burk, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elizabeth J Boatwright, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Minnie in entry for Jim Burke, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1846 · Mexican-American War
Known in the United States as the Mexican War. President Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna did not officially acknowledge the secession of Texas, and interpreted the US involvement with Texas as an invasion of borders. Mexican forces attacked American forces in an event called the Thornton Affair, prompting President James K. Polk to send a request for war to Congress. The war ended when the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed on February 2, 1848, which required the Mexican Cession of the northern territories and acceptance of the Rio Grande as the southern border of the United States. At the same time, the U.S. committed to pay Mexico $15 million for war damages and assumed roughly $3.25 million of their existing debt.
1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a boat builder, from Middle English botwrythe, botwright ‘boat-wright, boat builder’ (Old English bāt ‘boat’ + wyrhta ‘wright, craftsman’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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