Brief Life History of Betsey
When Betsey Herrick was born on 7 February 1824, in Aurora Township, Portage, Ohio, United States, her father, James W Herrick, was 35 and her mother, Deborah Tomlinson, was 41. She married Anson Blakesley on 16 February 1846, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Chester Township, Geauga, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Loda, Iroquois, Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 9 December 1886, in Alden, Hardin, Iowa, United States, at the age of 62.
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Sources (12)
- Betsey Blakeslee in household of Blakeslee, "United States Census, 1850"
- Betsey Herrick, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Betsey Hessick in entry for James Werthingten Blakeslee, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"
Spouse and Children
1822– Male
1824–1886 Female
Children (8)
1847–1938 Female
1849–1928 Female
1851–1852 Female
1852–1889 Male
1854–1916 Male
+3 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1788–1873 Male
1782–1868 Female
Siblings (6)
1818– Male
1820–1910 Female
1822–1860 Female
1824–1886 Female
1826– Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 1
1833
Age 9
1846
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: from the Old Norse personal name Eiríkr, Old Danish, Old Swedish Erik, itself from Proto-Scandinavian ain- ‘one, select’ + rík- ‘rule(r)’ + prosthetic H-.
Irish (Cork): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEirc ‘descendant of Erc’, a personal name meaning ‘speckled, dark red’ or ‘salmon’, and borne by a Christian saint. In Munster and Ulster this name has been changed to Harkin .
History: The English poet Robert Herrick (1591–1674) was the son of a wealthy London goldsmith, whose family had a long history in the town of Leicester. DNA analysis suggests that the modern surname is monogenetic, i.e. from a single eponymous bearer. The earliest known bearer of the name in Leicester was John Eirich, recorded as a burgess there in 1211. Leicester was one of the headquarters of the Viking army that conquered and settled the eastern midlands in the late 9th century, leading to the English adoption of many Old Norse personal names, such as Eirikr, as personal names. The initial aspirate is first recorded in the name of Nicholas Heyryke, recorded as a Leicester burgess in 1524.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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