Brief Life History of Mary Harriet
When Mary Harriet Gilbert was born on 23 June 1808, in Otsego, New York, United States, her father, Josiah Gilbert, was 44 and her mother, Susannah Hyde, was 22. She married William Felshaw on 1 February 1827, in Granville, Granville, Washington, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. She died on 26 August 1871, in Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Fillmore Cemetery, Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States.
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- Mary H Felshaw in household of Wm Felshaw, "United States Census, 1860"
- Mary Harriet Gilbert, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Sarah Gilbert in entry for Susannah F Ashby, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1812 · War of 1812
Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.
1825 · The Crimes Act
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 (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Felshaw, Hannah Olive 1848
HANNAH OLIVE FELSHAW LYMAN (1848-1872) (compiled by ggranddau, Ann Taft Wagstaff Little is known or has been written about Hannah Olive Felshaw so perhaps it would be best to begin with her parents. …
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