Amelia Ann Hey

Brief Life History of Amelia Ann

When Amelia Ann Hey was born on 26 June 1823, in Ohio, United States, her father, Augustus Morrison Hey, was 32 and her mother, Sarah Ligget, was 25. She married John Smith Couch on 24 March 1844, in Franklin, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Sycamore, Montgomery, Kansas, United States in 1880 and Montgomery, Geary, Kansas, United States in 1895. She died on 29 May 1893, at the age of 69.

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John Smith Couch
1817–1906
Amelia Ann Hey
1823–1893
Marriage: 24 March 1844
Cynthia Couch
1844–
Charlotte Jane Couch
1845–1908
James Newton Couch
1846–1882
Joshua B. Couch
1849–
George K. Couch
1852–1886
Thomas William Couch
1860–1944
Mary Elizabeth Couch
1863–1894

Sources (6)

  • Amelia Couch in household of J A Wade, "Kansas State Census, 1895"
  • Amelia Ann Hay, "Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958"
  • Ametria Couch in household of John Couch, "United States Census, 1860"

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.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

1846

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

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): variant of Hay .

Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized (or archaic) and Flemish, of Heij, a topographic name for someone who lived on a heath, Dutch hei, heide.

German: metonymic occupational name for a grower or mower of grass, from Middle High German höu ‘grass, hay’.

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

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