Brief Life History of Alvina Lucina
When Alvina Lucina Belcher was born on 17 July 1815, in New York, United States, her father, Calvin Burt Belcher, was 43 and her mother, Sarah Price, was 33. She married William Rice Parrish about 1835, in Brownville, Brownville, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Franklin Township, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1880. She died on 2 June 1895, in Satsop, Chehalis, Washington, United States, at the age of 79.
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- Ellva Paris, "United States Census, 1880"
- Elvira Belcher in entry for Alron William Parrish, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
- Lucinda Belcher, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin):
from Old French bel ch(i)ere or beu ch(i)ere (Old French beu, bel ‘fair, lovely’ + ch(i)ere ‘face, countenance’), which had various senses, including ‘fair face or looks, fine manners, good company, good cheer, food and drink, hospitality’. Although ch(i)ere originally meant ‘face’, the word later came to mean also ‘demeanor, disposition’ (hence English cheer), and the nickname may thus also have denoted a person of pleasant, cheerful disposition.
from Old French bel, beu + sire ‘fair sir’, a term of address. From at least the 15th century this name was probably confused with the name above, owing to the pronunciation of Middle English beu sire and bel sire as ‘bewcher’ and ‘belsher’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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