Lucy Pierson

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Pierson was born about 1794, in Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joseph Pierson, was 41 and her mother, Sarah Seizer, was 39. She married David B. Oviatt about 1810, in Connecticut, United States.

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David B. Oviatt
1789–1869
Lucy Pierson
1794–
Marriage: about 1810

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    1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

    The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

    1802 · Brass is Discovered

    "In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

    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.

    Name Meaning

    English: variant of Pearson .

    North German: patronymic from the personal name Pier, a variant of Peer, vernacular shortened form of Peter . Compare Peerson .

    History: Born in Yorkshire, England, Abraham Pierson (1609–78) was the first pastor of the settlements at Southampton, Long Island, NY; Branford, CT, and Newark, NJ. He left his library of more than 400 books, one of the most extensive in the colonies, to his son Abraham, who was one of the first trustees of Yale College.

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

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