Brief Life History of Betsey
When Betsey Tyler was born on 14 October 1786, in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Jesse Tyler I, was 34 and her mother, Lucy Webber, was 27. She married Elisha Clifford on 13 December 1807, in Haverhill, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Betsey Tyler, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Betsey Tyler, "New Hampshire Marriage Records, 1637-1947"
- Betsey in entry for Eliza J. Pierce, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
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1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
1788 · The First Presidential Election
The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
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.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Old French tieuleor, tiewelier, tuilier, Middle English tiler(e), tiʒeler ‘tiler’, for someone who made or laid tiles for floors or roofs. This name may have become confused with Tiller . Wat Tyler was a leader of the English Peasants' Revolt in 1381, although his name may not have been hereditary at the time.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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