Electa Andrews

1803–1874 (Age 70)
Homer, Homer, Cortland, New York, United States

The Life of Electa

When Electa Andrews was born on 8 July 1803, in Homer, Homer, Cortland, New York, United States, her father, Asa A Andrews, was 36 and her mother, Clarissa Rice, was 22. She married George Washburn on 28 December 1826, in New York, United States. She died on 9 April 1874, in Gloversville, Fulton, New York, United States, at the age of 70.

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Electa Andrews
1803–1874
George Washburn
1804–1870
Marriage: 28 December 1826

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MARRIAGE
28 December 1826
New York, United States

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World Events (7)

1804

Age 1

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1804 · The Twelfth Amendment

Age 1

With not having a very clear statement in the Constitution about Presidents and Vice Presidents, the Twelfth Amendment was Born. Before the Electoral College could cast two votes for those that they saw fit for President. This was changed to just one electoral vote for President and one electoral vote for Vice President. With the amount of people even allowed to vote, there was no way for there to be a tie during the elections.
1825 · The Crimes Act

Age 22

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

English: patronymic from the personal name Andrew . This is the usual southern English patronymic form, also found in Wales; the Scottish and northern English form is Anderson . In North America this name has absorbed numerous cases of the various European cognates and their derivatives. (For forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988 .)

Possible Related Names

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

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