Lucy Heywood

Brief Life History of Lucy

When Lucy Heywood was born on 23 March 1792, in Royalston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Lemuel Heywood, was 30 and her mother, Lucy Heywood, was 34. She married Capt Simeon Stearns on 12 July 1825, in Winchendon, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. She died on 7 December 1883, in Harvard, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 91.

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Capt Simeon Stearns
1784–
Lucy Heywood
1792–1883
Marriage: 12 July 1825

Sources (4)

  • Lucy Heywood, "Massachusetts, Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Ann Lucy H. Heywood Sterns, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
  • Lucy Heywood, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"

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World Events (7)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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.

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

English: variant of Haywood .

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

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