Brief Life History of Elizabeth "Betsy"
When Elizabeth "Betsy" Pock was born in 1789, in Montgomery, Maryland, United States, her father, John "Adam" Pock, was 4 and her mother, Mary "Polly" Hiten, was 4. She married George Goodnight on 1 January 1812, in Harrison, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Harrison, Kentucky, United States in 1850 and District 2, Spencer, Kentucky, United States in 1860. She died after 1860.
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Sources (6)
- Elizabeth Goodnight in household of George Goodnight, "United States Census, 1850"
- Betsy Pock, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Harrison County, Kentucky Record Book D (1820-1828)
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World Events (8)
1789
George Washington elected first president of United States.
1792 · Becomes the 15th State
On June 1, 1792, Kentucky became the 15th state. It was the first state west of the Appalachian Mountains
1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
Name Meaning
German (Bavaria, Austria): variant of Bock .
German (Bavaria; Böck): variant of Beck ‘baker’.
North German: probably a nickname for a short man, from Low German pōk ‘young child, dwarf’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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