Jeannette Elizabeth Hayes

Brief Life History of Jeannette Elizabeth

When Jeannette Elizabeth Hayes was born on 21 May 1821, in Granby, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Amasa Hayes, was 49 and her mother, Orpha Ruth Jones, was 44. She married Lyman Ferre on 8 April 1841, in McLean, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States in 1880. She died on 8 December 1904, at the age of 83, and was buried in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Ferre
1818–1897
Jeannette Elizabeth Hayes
1821–1904
Marriage: 8 April 1841
George E. Ferre
1850–1850
Adda Ferre
1852–1873
Belle Ferre
1854–1943

Sources (9)

  • Janette Ferre in household of Lymann Ferre, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Jeannette Hayes Ferre, "Find A Grave Index"
  • J E Hayes in entry for Wm G Taylor and Belle Ferre, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

World Events (8)

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.

1831

Historical Boundaries: 1831: McLean, Illinois, United States

1846

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

Name Meaning

Irish (Cork): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hAodha ‘descendant of Aodh’, a personal name meaning ‘fire’. Compare McCoy . In some cases especially in County Wexford, the surname is of English origin (see below), having been taken to Ireland by the Normans.

English: variant of Hay , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: topographic name from the plural form of Middle English hay(e), heye, heghe ‘enclosure’ (see Hay ), sometimes used as a collective noun for a farm, especially in Devon, where it is a frequent minor placename. Compare Hain .

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

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