Brief Life History of Jemima
When Jemima MaCauley was born on 25 December 1825, her father, John MacAuley, was 27 and her mother, Mary Jane Manning, was 22. She married Robert Briggs on 5 November 1848, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in July 1864, in Wyoming, United States, at the age of 38.
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- Jemima Briggs in household of Robert Briggs, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Jemima Macauley, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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Scottish: see McCauley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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