William Jerome Nesbett

Brief Life History of William Jerome

When William Jerome Nesbett was born on 7 January 1799, in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Robert Nisbet, was 45 and his mother, Mary Isham, was 41. He married Amy Aldrich on 23 September 1847, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Grafton Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1860. He died on 4 December 1865, in Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Nesbett Cemetery, Grafton, Lorain, Ohio, United States.

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William Jerome Nesbett
1799–1865
Amy Aldrich
1824–1880
Marriage: 23 September 1847
Robert Nesbett
1848–1925
Amy Nesbett
1858–
John Nesbett
1851–1894
Daniel B. Nesbett
1854–1916
William Nesbett
1856–1876
Jerome William Nesbett
1860–1940
Amos Nesbett
1860–
Henry Nesbett
1860–1870
Elizabeth A. Nesbett
1863–

Sources (10)

  • Wm J Nesbitt, "United States Census, 1860"
  • William Iseham Nesbit, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • William J. Nesbett, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

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

Jamaican: variant of Scottish, English, or Irish Nesbitt .

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

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