Jane Beach

Female7 November 1813–

Brief Life History of Jane

When Jane Beach was born on 7 November 1813, in Greene, New York, United States, her father, Gilbert Beach, was 45 and her mother, Polly Betsy Nichols, was 40.

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Family Time Line

Gilbert Beach
1769–1815
Polly Betsy Nichols
1773–1866
Elias Mansfield Beach
1795–
Peletiah Gilbert Beach
1800–
Polly Betsy Beach
1801–
Armaritta H Beach
1808–1879
Schuyler Nichols Beach
1811–1887
Jane Beach
1813–
David Beach
1815–1880

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  • Jane Beach, "New York, Births and Christenings, 1640-1962"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 6

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. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

Age 14

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1846

Age 33

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: topographic name from Middle English beche ‘beech-tree’ (Old English bēce) or Middle English beche ‘stream’ (Old English bæce). Middle English beche may be from Old English bēce ‘beech’ or bæce ‘stream’, and without further evidence it is impossible to distinguish these in Middle English.

Americanized form of Alsatian and German Bitsch: habitational name from Bitche (German Bitsch) in Alsace and Lorraine, at the foot of the northern slope of the Vosges.

Americanized form of German (mainly Hesse) Bitsch: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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