When Mary Jane Acree was born on 10 October 1813, in Bertie, North Carolina, United States, her father, Henry "Henly" Acree, was 44 and her mother, Mary Sue Tucker Ives, was 39. She married Oren Vincent on 10 October 1838, in Weakley, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 15 November 1882, in Weakley, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Vincent Cemetery, Weakley, Tennessee, United States.
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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.
In the 1830's, President Jackson called for all the Native Americans to be forced off their own land. As the Cherokee were forced out of North Carolina many of them hid in the mountains of North Carolina.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: variant of Ackary, a surname also recorded as Hackery, from the Middle English personal name Acharias, Achary, a variant of the Biblical name Zacharias . This form of the surname is virtually non-existing in Britain.
Americanized form of German Acker .
Altered form of English Akers .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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