Brief Life History of Betsie
When Betsie Enoch was born about 1810, in Tennessee, United States, her father, John Enoch, was 34 and her mother, Nancy Ann Shy, was 33.
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mohammad, Ahamed, Ahmed, Beshir, Farouk, Ismail, Jaafar, Mohamed, Omar, Abdalla, Abdulkader, Abubakar.
Muslim: from an Arabic personal name, Idrīs. Idrīs is mentioned in the Koran as a prophet, and many legends are related of him in Arabic folklore and literature. Linguistically, his name corresponds to Hebrew Ezra, Greek Esdras, but the Muslim figure is not the same person as the Biblical prophet of this name. Some legends about him correspond more nearly to those about the Biblical Enoch . Compare Idrees .
History: Idris ibn-Abdullah (died 793) was founder of the Idrisid dynasty which ruled Morocco from 789–926 AD .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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