Betsey Hooker

Brief Life History of Betsey

When Betsey Hooker was born on 13 February 1792, in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States, her father, Thomas Hooker, was 37 and her mother, Mary Coleman, was 31. She married John Preston on 21 February 1813, in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Vermont, United States in 1870 and Tinmouth, Rutland, Vermont, United States in 1880. She died on 30 August 1887, in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 95.

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Family Time Line

John Preston
1788–1883
Betsey Hooker
1792–1887
Marriage: 21 February 1813
John Preston
1815–1817
Chesterfield Preston
1818–1819
Preston
1819–1819
Carmi Preston
1821–1840
Fidelia Preston
1824–1826

Sources (7)

  • Betsey Preston, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Betsey Hooker Preston, "Vermont, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1732-2005"
  • Betsy Preston in household of John Preston, "United States Census, 1860"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

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

1802

Historical Boundaries 1802: St. Lawrence, New York, United States

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 (southeastern):

occupational name for a hook maker, from Middle English, Old English hōcere, possibly also used for an agricultural laborer who used hooks. In some cases the name may have become Hocker .

topographic name for a ‘dweller by a hill spur or bend’, from Middle English hoke ‘hook, river bend, hill spur’ + -er (see Hook 1).

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

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