Brief Life History of Betsey Elizabeth
When Betsey Elizabeth Barney was born on 7 March 1830, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Charles Barney, was 46 and her mother, Deborah Riffle, was 21. She married Benjamin Lafayett Leland Jr. on 13 April 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Harlan, Shelby, Iowa, United States in 1860 and Iowa, United States in 1870. She died on 18 June 1878, in Shelby, Iowa, United States, at the age of 48.
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Sources (22)
- Elizabeth Leland in household of Benjamin L Leland, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emerine Barney - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Elizabeth or Betsy Barney
- Betsey Barney in entry for Benjamin Leland, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1839
Historical Boundaries: 1839: Logan, Illinois, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Barney in Norfolk, which is probably named with an Old English personal name Bera (with genitive -n) + Old English ēg ‘island, dry ground in a marsh’.
English: from the personal name Barney, a pet form of Bernard .
Scottish: possibly from the Old Norse personal name Bjarni (from bjǫrn ‘bear’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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