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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- 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"
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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
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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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