Betsie Enoch

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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John Enoch
1778–1845
Nancy Ann Shy
1778–1880
Simeon D Enoch
1800–1839
Clara Enoch
1800–1887
Betsie Enoch
1810–
Iverson John Enoch
1825–
John Enoch
1805–1880
Celia Enoch
1808–1878
Reese E Enoch
1812–1886
James John Enoch
1819–
Robert C Enoch
1825–1891
Louisa Enochs
1830–

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    World Events (3)

    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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