Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Eaton was born on 22 January 1791, in Plainfield, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Ebenezer Eaton, was 40 and her mother, Lois Cobb, was 41. She married Thomas H. Wilson on 14 September 1814, in Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters.
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- Lucy Eaton, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Lucy Eaton Wilson, "Find A Grave Index"
- Lucy in entry for William Eaton Wilson, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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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: habitational name from any of various places called Eaton or Eton, such as Eaton Socon (Bedfordshire), Eaton (Cheshire), or Eton (Buckinghamshire), named from either Old English ēa ‘river’ or ēg ‘island, low-lying land’ + tūn ‘enclosure, settlement’.
History: Nathaneal Eaton, born in Coventry, England, c. 1609, came to MA in 1637 and was the first head of Harvard College, in 1638–39.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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