Brief Life History of Rebecca Irene
When Rebecca Irene Williamson was born on 23 May 1820, in Woodstock, Windsor, Vermont, United States, her father, Caleb Bates Williamson, was 38 and her mother, Hannah Tupper, was 38. She married Detroit Reynolds on 3 February 1839. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years. She died on 17 June 1890, in Pelham, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 70.
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- Rebecca Reynolds in household of Detroit Reynolds, "United States Census, 1870"
- Rebecca I Reynolds Williamson, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"
- Rebecca Williamson, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Northern) and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name William + patronymic -son ‘son of William’. This surname is also found in Northern Ireland (Ulster), especially in Antrim.
Americanized form of Norwegian, Danish, and North German Wilhelmsen , Swedish Wilhelmsson, or Dutch and North German Willemsen , all cognates of 1.
History: This surname was brought to North America from northern England and northern Ireland independently by numerous different bearers from the 17th century onward. Timothy Williamson is recorded in Plymouth Colony in 1643.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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