Brief Life History of Elizabeth Minerva
When Elizabeth Minerva Bybee was born in 1825, in Kentucky, United States, her father, James Bybee, was 24 and her mother, Jane Adams, was 24. She married Francis Marion Emerson on 21 July 1840, in Clark, Kentucky, United States. She lived in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States in 1860 and Bloomington Township, McLean, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died in 1874, in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States, at the age of 49, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Danvers Township, McLean, Illinois, United States.
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- Elizabeth M Emerson in household of Francis M Emerson, "United States Census, 1850"
- Elizabeth M. Bybee, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Elizabeth M. Bybee, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · Louisville and Portland Canal Opens
The Louisville and Portland canal opened in 1830. It was a 2 mile canal. It helped with the barrier caused by the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville by making a route around them.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Bibby, Bebby, a diminutive of Bibb or Bebbe. See Bibb . This surname is now rare in Britain.
History: William Bibby or Bybee was married in Lancashire in 1620 and died in Accomack, VA, in 1637. — Jos Bybee, born in England in 1805, arrived in the US in 1841, on board the Powhatan.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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