Brief Life History of Betsey Ann
When Betsey Ann Edis was born on 25 June 1858, in Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada, her father, Cornelius Edward Edis, was 35 and her mother, Mary Ann Tointon, was 27. She married Ezra Bradford on 11 October 1875, in Wayne, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Olmsted Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States for about 10 years and North Royalton Township, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States in 1920. She died on 13 February 1929, in Strongsville, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Olmsted Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
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- Betsy Bradford in household of Ezra Bradford, "United States Census, 1880"
- Betsey Ann Edis, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Betsey Ann Bradford, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1880 · Legislature in Fredericton Destoryed by Fire
On February 25, 1880, the legislature building in Frederiction was destroyed by fire. The builiding was completely made of wood meaning that there was nothing left of it. The chair that the speaker used and a marble top table were all that remained.
Name Meaning
English: relationship name from the Middle English female personal name Edus, a pet form of an Old English name beginning Ēad-, especially Ēadgifu or Ēadgȳð. See also Aldous , Goodes .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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