Elizabeth or Betsey Closs was born about 1805, in Fowler, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. She married James W. Lake in 1824, in Spragueville, Rossie, St. Lawrence, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died before 1850.
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Atlantic slave trade abolished.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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.
German: variant of Kloss and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. It is also found in France (Lorraine).
English: variant of Close , once common in Caernarvonshire, Wales.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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