Ellen A. Beers

Brief Life History of Ellen A.

When Ellen A. Beers was born in 1831, in New York, United States, her father, Zenas Beers, was 41 and her mother, Julia Ann Brown, was 23.

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Family Time Line

Zenas Beers
1791–1879
Julia Ann Brown
1808–1832
Mary E Beers
1830–1896
Ellen A. Beers
1831–
Infant Beers
1832–1832
William Henry Beers
1836–1926

Sources (2)

  • Ellen A Beers in household of Linas Beers, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Ellen A.Beers - Government record: birth-name: Ellen A.Beers

World Events (3)

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.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1917 · Women Given the Right to Vote in New York

Voters in New York approve a bill giving women the right to vote. This is passed three years prior to the 19th amendment to the U.S. Constitution which allowed women to vote nationwide.

Name Meaning

English and Irish (mainly northern Ireland): variant of Beer , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dutch: variant of Beerens (see Berens ) or Van Beers without the preposition van ‘from’.

German: variant of Baer .

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

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